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Farah Daou

Investor

Associate at Moonshots Capital

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Writes $750K – $3M checks

About

Farah Daou pairs hands-on founder experience running a Los Angeles vegan bakery with investment banking and VC experience, and shares step-by-step networking frameworks to build give-first networks for underrepresented founders.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityDefense TechFintech

Experience

  1. Moonshots CapitalPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
  2. Moonshots CapitalSenior Associatecurrent2021 — present
  3. VU Venture PartnersAssociate2021San Francisco, California, United States
  4. TastermonialStrategy & Operations2020San Francisco, California, United States
  5. That Cake DoeFounder / CEO2017 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  6. Intrepid Investment BankersAnalyst2016Los Angeles, CA
  7. Stout Risius RossValuation and Financial Opinions Analyst2014 — 2016Los Angeles, CA
  8. Old West Investment Management, LLCEquity Research Intern2014Los Angeles, CA

Education

  1. Loyola Marymount UniversityBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance, General2012 — 2014

Skills & more

Finance21Data Analysis11Financial Modeling11Valuation9Financial Analysis9Corporate Finance7Proposal Writing6Mergers & Acquisitions4Investments3Social Media2Research2Market Research2
+12 morePortfolio ManagementAccountingEquity ResearchDue DiligenceFinancial AccountingForecastingBusiness AnalysisFinancial ServicesMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelAnalysisPowerPoint

Languages Arabic · English · French

  • Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows

From Farah's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Loyola Marymount University24

Brittany CrockettContent Strategy & Communications at Slauson & Co.Paul HauffenVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESElia BarryExecutive Assistant at Mainsail PartnersLa Keisha Landrum PierreCo-Founder & General Partner at Emmeline VenturesJunius SaidVice President, Investment at Wavemaker PartnersJim DemetriadesCEO and Founder at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc

+ 18 more

Shared employers

Also worked at VU Venture Partners49

Susan AkbarpourManaging Partner at Candou VenturesIva RakocevicSenior Investment Manager at Elevator VenturesWilliam LeonardInvestor at Valor VenturesCasey Van MaanenAssociate at GTMfundBrija JohnsonProgram Director at UCLA VenturesJ. Skyler FernandesCo-Founder & General Partner - Global at VU Venture Partners

+ 43 more

Also worked at Intrepid Investment Bankers1

Koby TsengInvestor at Innovius Capital

Also worked at Stout Risius Ross7

Nansi NistorovaManaging Director at GP BullhoundChris StallmanManaging Partner at Fontinalis PartnersMaggie McKennaInvestor at Friends Family CapitalMichael GerszonoviczAssociate at FrontenacMichael GrossManaging Partner at BeringeaSusy XuVice President at Bregal Milestone

+ 1 more

Colleagues at Moonshots Capital

Claire Cocking
Investor Relations & Communications Associate at Moonshots Capital
Craig Cummings
Co-Founder and General Partner at Moonshots Capital
Herman Bulls
Formal Advisor at Moonshots Capital
Justin Antonipillai
Venture Partner at Moonshots Capital
Kelly Perdew
Co-Founder and Managing General Partner at Moonshots Capital
Kristyn Jones
Former Acting Undersecretary, U.S. Air Force at NEW VISTA CAPITAL
Maria Tangarova
Head of Platform & Content at Moonshots Capital
Mike Bryan
VP of Finance and Operations at Moonshots Capital