About
Darian Shirazi, an early Facebook hire and ex-CEO of Radius, invests high-conviction, high-velocity in AI and data startups, leveraging rare early consumer-tech and enterprise software experience and hosts First Generation.
Darian Shirazi @darian314
👀 @PhotonHQ https://t.co/d31nOlfokL
Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 2
Darian Shirazi @darian314
lack of situational awareness
Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 4
Darian Shirazi @darian314
3/ This increase in demand is a crisis and likely to worsen without significant changes to chip design. The team at DensityAI is working towards "scaling bandwidth" and "improving latency" rather than just scaling compute. Incremental changes to existing architectures isn't
Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 1
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaS
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
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyPhilosophy, Computer Science2005 — 2009
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentDigital StrategySocial Media MarketingEnterprise SoftwareProduct DevelopmentSocial NetworkingAnalyticsCRMLeadershipPublic SpeakingSalesforce.comDigital MarketingLanguages English · Klingon
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
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Shared employers
Also worked at Radius Intelligence2
Also worked at Facebook272
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Also worked at eBay132
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Deals · 6
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
Gigs Inc.Board seat
via Gradient Ventures · filed Dec 2024 · $69.9M 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
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Colleagues at Gradient Ventures
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