About
Falon Fatemi is General Partner at Digital Indies, an agentic AI studio that incubates, acquires, and invests in businesses built around autonomous AI systems, and she holds patents for architectures enabling AI to build and operate companies alongside humans. She previously co-founded Fireside with Mark Cuban, which was acquired by Radio.com in 2025, and founded the enterprise AI company Node, acquired by SugarCRM in 2020; she also invests in late-stage AI companies through Golden Gun Ventures. Fatemi joined Google at 19, spent a decade in go-to-market strategy and partnerships across Google and YouTube, writes a Forbes column on AI and the creator economy, and was named to Fortune's 40 Under 40 in Technology in 2020.
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500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2014A16Z SpeedrunSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2026Base Venture Management, Inc.Oakland · $100K – $700K checksDreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checksFactorial CapitalBrooklyn · $500K checks · since 2026Hanabi CapitalPalo Alto · since 2026JetBlue VenturesSan FranciscoLong Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026MS&AD VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $3M checksNewView CapitalBurlingameRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026SKY VCNew YorkVTF CapitalLas Vegas · $300K – $2M checks
Experience
- Digital IndiesGeneral Partnercurrent2026 — presentSurfside, FL
- TIGER 21Tiger21 Chaircurrent2025 — presentMiami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- Markkula Center for Applied EthicsAdvisor to Technology Ethics Councilcurrent2020 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
- Golden Gun VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentMiami Beach, FL
- ForbesContributorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco
- FiresideCEO & Co-Founder2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Node.ioCEO & Founder (Acquired by SugarCRM Aug 2020)2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Firespotter LabsHead of Business Development @ Firespotter Labs | GTM Strategy Consultant2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- YouTubeYouTube Business Development & Partnerships2009 — 2011San Bruno, CA
- GoogleGlobal Expansion: Strategic Partnerships, Sales Strategy & Operations, Finance, Google.org2005 — 2009Mountain View, CA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA
- MicrosoftResearch Intern2005 — 2006
- Brobeck, Phleger, & Harrison LLPResearch Intern2002
Skills & more
YouTube12SaaS16Software as a Service (SaaS)7Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships39Product Marketing13Online Advertising19Entrepreneur6Social Media Marketing22Business Development80Marketing Strategy51
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- Who is Falon Fatemi?
- Falon Fatemi is General Partner at Digital Indies, an agentic AI studio that incubates, acquires, and invests in businesses built around autonomous AI systems, and she holds patents for architectures enabling AI to build and operate companies alongside humans. She previously co-founded Fireside with Mark Cuban, which was acquired by Radio.com in 2025, and founded the enterprise AI company Node, acquired by SugarCRM in 2020; she also invests in late-stage AI companies through Golden Gun Ventures. Fatemi joined Google at 19, spent a decade in go-to-market strategy and partnerships across Google and YouTube, writes a Forbes column on AI and the creator economy, and was named to Fortune's 40 Under 40 in Technology in 2020.
- Where does Falon Fatemi work?
- Falon Fatemi is Founder of Node.
- What companies did Falon Fatemi found?
- Falon Fatemi founded Node.
- Where did Falon Fatemi go to school?
- Falon Fatemi studied at Google (The Google MBA); Santa Clara University (Bachelors of Science in Commerce, Finance); Imperial College London (Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Finance).
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