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Banafsheh Fathieh

Investor

General Partner at Faction

San Francisco, California

Writes $50K – $5M checks Β· typically $5M

About

B's Iranian upbringing under capital controls drives her focus on crypto solutions for emerging-market financial infrastructure, combining co-founder and blockchain-advisor roles with technical blockchain evaluation and Latin American fintech investing.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Experience

  1. Faction VCFounding Partnercurrent2022 β€” present
  2. Lightspeed Venture PartnersAdvisorcurrent2022 β€” present
  3. Prosus VenturesHead of Investments, Americas2017 β€” 2022San Francisco, California, United States
  4. OCVVice President, Investments2015 β€” 2017
  5. OTOYHead of Business Development / Finance2012 β€” 2015
  6. CIM Group, L.P.Associate, Investments2010 β€” 2011Los Angeles, California
  7. Merrill LynchAnalyst, Investment Banking2008 β€” 2010New York, New York

Education

  1. Georgetown UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), International Economics, School of Foreign Service

Same school

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Colleagues at Faction

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