Where does Darian Shirazi work?

Darian Shirazi is General Partner at Gradient Ventures and Board director at LINKUP LABS, INC. and Board director at Spline and Board director at Range Finance, Inc..

What check size does Darian Shirazi write?

Darian Shirazi typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

What boards does Darian Shirazi sit on?

Darian Shirazi holds tracked board seats at Contractbook, Fondeadora, Gigs, LINKUP LABS, INC., MainStreet Work, Inc., Range Finance, Inc., Spline.

Where did Darian Shirazi go to school?

Darian Shirazi studied at University of California, Berkeley (Philosophy, Computer Science).

Darian Shirazi

Investor

General Partner at Gradient Ventures · Board director at LINKUP LABS, INC. · Board director at Spline · Board director at Range Finance, Inc.

San Francisco

Writes $100K – $10M checks

About

Darian Shirazi is an entrepreneur and investor who currently serves as Managing Partner at Gradient Ventures. His site also references a select personal portfolio of investments.

Contact· published on Darian's own website

d•••@gradient.comreveal

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsE-commerceFintechFuture of WorkInsurTechSaaS

Board director at LINKUP LABS, INC.

Intro paths

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In turn, Darian can intro founders to LINKUP LABS, INC.'s investors below.

LINKUP LABS, INC.'s investors · 1

Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026

Board director at Spline YC W21

Intro paths

Darian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Spline's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Darian can intro founders to Spline's investors below.

Spline's investors · 8

Chapter OneLos Angeles · $5K – $200K checks · since 2024 Firestreak Venturessince 2024 First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks · since 2024 Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024 Leonis CapitalSan Francisco · since 2024 NXTPBuenos Aires · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024 Third Point VenturesMenlo Park · since 2024 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Spline

Alejandro LeonFounder

Board director at Range Finance, Inc.

Intro paths

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In turn, Darian can intro founders to Range Finance, Inc.'s investors below.

Range Finance, Inc.'s investors · 3

Ardent VentureWashington · $250K – $3M checks · since 2025 Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026 Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Range Finance, Inc.

Fahad HassanExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

GradientManaging Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Lite VCInvestorcurrent2008 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Radius IntelligenceCEO & Co-Founder2012 — 2018San Francisco, CA
FacebookSoftware Engineer2005 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
eBayEngineer Intern2002 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Start-ups72Entrepreneurship49Strategic Partnerships39Product Management31Mobile Applications15Mobile Devices14Strategy15SaaS7User Experience8Lead Generation6Barista Training6Business Strategy5

+12 more

Business DevelopmentDigital StrategySocial Media MarketingEnterprise SoftwareProduct DevelopmentSocial NetworkingAnalyticsCRMLeadershipPublic SpeakingSalesforce.comDigital Marketing

Languages English · Klingon

From Darian's professional profile.

Deals · 5

LINKUP LABS, INC.Board seat

via Gradient Ventures · filed Mar 2026 · $10M raise

Range Finance, Inc.Board seat

via Gradient Ventures · filed Feb 2026 · $63.5M raise

MainStreet Work, Inc.Board seat

via Gradient Ventures · filed Jan 2022 · $2M raise

ContractbookBoard seat

via Gradient Ventures · filed Jun 2021 · $30M raise

FondeadoraBoard seat

via Gradient Ventures · filed Mar 2021 · $2.6M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Gigs Spline

Investor

Carbon HealthCasetextChili PiperLegoraMainStreetMuralOpenGovPalantirUdemy

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Gradient Ventures

Andrew Brackin

Partner at Gradient investing across vertical AI, healthcare, and the application layer

Clayton Petty

Partner at Gradient investing across every layer of AI

Denise Teng

Partner at Gradient Ventures

Devon Buford

Operations Manager at Gradient Ventures

Donald Harrison

Managing Partner at Gradient Ventures

Erin Drooks

Head of Talent at Gradient Ventures

Eylul Kayin

Partner at Gradient Ventures

Jackie Eicholz

Public Relations & Communications at Gradient Ventures

Network27

Garrett CampScout

Co-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of Expa

Ablorde AshigbiScout

General Partner at LongJump Ventures

Alda DennisScout

General Partner at Initialized Capital

Andrew BrackinScout

Partner at Gradient investing across vertical AI, healthcare, and the application layer

Andy LeaverScout

Operating Partner at Notion Capital

Antoine NivardScout

Founder at Blank Ventures

Brian LuerssenScout

General Partner at LongJump Ventures

Chinedu EnekweScout

Partner at Aux21 Capital

Chris FisherScout

Managing Director at GPO Fund

Clayton PettyScout

Partner at Gradient investing across every layer of AI

Daniel KimerlingScout

Managing Partner at Deciens

Darly BendoScout

Managing Partner at NXTP

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Investors connected to Darian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Darian Shirazi?: Darian Shirazi is an entrepreneur and investor who currently serves as Managing Partner at Gradient Ventures. His site also references a select personal portfolio of investments.
Where does Darian Shirazi work?: Darian Shirazi is General Partner at Gradient Ventures and Board director at LINKUP LABS, INC. and Board director at Spline and Board director at Range Finance, Inc..
What does Darian Shirazi invest in?: Darian Shirazi invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, E-commerce, Fintech, Future of Work, InsurTech, SaaS.
What check size does Darian Shirazi write?: Darian Shirazi typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What boards does Darian Shirazi sit on?: Darian Shirazi holds tracked board seats at Contractbook, Fondeadora, Gigs, LINKUP LABS, INC., MainStreet Work, Inc., Range Finance, Inc., Spline.
What companies has Darian Shirazi invested in?: Investments tracked here include Carbon Health, Casetext, Chili Piper, Legora, MainStreet, Mural, OpenGov, Palantir, Udemy.
Where did Darian Shirazi go to school?: Darian Shirazi studied at University of California, Berkeley (Philosophy, Computer Science).