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Dante Zakhidov

Investor

Analyst at TDK Ventures

Stanford, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Dante Zakhidov is an Investment Analyst at TDK Ventures who focuses on advanced materials for semiconductor, photonic, quantum, and energy technologies. He previously worked as an application engineer at Sila Nanotechnologies developing and scaling battery materials, and before that served in the Office of the CTO at Applied Materials on technical strategy for photonic and quantum markets. He holds a Bachelor's in Chemistry from Rice University and a Doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, and is a published author with 14 papers and a patent.

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Invests in

Deep TechEnergyNew MaterialsQuantum ComputingSemiconductors

Experience

  1. Mixx Technologies IncBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  2. TDK VenturesInvestment Analystcurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.Application Development Engineer2022 — 2024
  4. Stanford UniversityMaterials Scientist, Ph.D.2015 — 2022
  5. Applied Materials, Office of the CTOTechnical Business Development Intern, Integrated and Quantum Photonics2021San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Engineering2015 — 2021
  2. Rice UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry2011 — 2015

Skills & more

Teamwork1Public Speaking3LeadershipEnvironmental HealthVenture CapitalChemistryResearch7Social MediaEvent Planning1X-rayMaterials Science1Materials Characterization
+12 moreRaman SpectroscopyNanomaterialsMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointPhotoshopEnglishWindowsMatlabPythonSOLIDWORKS
  • CVC Board Members & Board Observers — Global Corporate Venturing

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,578

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended Rice University92

Abigail JohnsonPartner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire VenturesEdi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersJim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesPatrick OkoraforDirector of Finance at Mercury FundSharon KedarCo-Founder, Partner at Northpond VenturesMartin ScottSenior Technical Advisor at Samsung Catalyst Fund

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Shared employers

Also worked at Mixx Technologies Inc1

Tina TosukhowongInvestment Director at TDK Ventures

Also worked at Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.7

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersKatie ClasenPartner at Prelude VenturesHansae CatlettGeneral Partner at The MBA FundSakib DadiPartner at Stage 2 CapitalChris PoirierBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy VenturesChing-Yu HuPartner at Next47

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Also worked at Stanford University402

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index VenturesJulia AndreInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also worked at Applied Materials, Office of the CTO43

Adrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalJoseph JeongVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersTaylor SargentPartner at Industrious VenturesHaley BrannanPartner at Operator CollectiveJuan CuevaDirector, Early Innovation Partnering at Johnson & Johnson at Joyance Partners

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Colleagues at TDK Ventures

Aakriti Singh
Investor at TDK Ventures
Adam Erlichman
Investment Analyst at TDK Ventures
Aidan Latimer
Marketing Analyst at TDK Ventures
Alessandro Girardi
Fellow at TDK Ventures
Anil Achyuta
Investment Managing Director at TDK Ventures
Ankur Saxena
Investment Director at TDK Ventures
Anu Rajan
Investment Analyst at TDK Ventures
Artem Khobnya
Efficiency & AI intern at TDK Ventures

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Aakriti Singh
Investor at TDK Ventures
Adam Erlichman
Investment Analyst at TDK Ventures
Ankur Saxena
Investment Director at TDK Ventures
David Delfassy
Investment Director at TDK Ventures
Joshua Rubnitz
Investment Analyst at TDK Ventures

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