Where does Faran Nouri work?

Faran Nouri is Managing Director at Lam Capital.

Where did Faran Nouri go to school?

Faran Nouri studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MS, Management); University of Colorado Boulder (Master’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); University of Colorado Boulder (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

Faran Nouri

Investor

Managing Director at Lam Capital

Los Altos, California, United States

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About

Faran Nouri is a venture capital executive and semiconductor technologist who serves on the Board of Advisors at xLight Inc. She previously held positions as General Partner at America's Frontier Fund and Vice President at Lam Research, and was a founding member of Lam Capital, where she managed investments resulting in multiple exits through IPOs and acquisitions. With over two decades of experience in the semiconductor industry at both startups and Fortune 500 companies, Nouri holds advanced degrees in electrical engineering, solid-state physics, and management from the University of Colorado, Boulder and Stanford Graduate School of Business, and has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers and holds 26 patents.

Experience

xLight Inc.Member of the Board of Advisorscurrent2024 — present
NatcastSenior Partner2025
America's Frontier FundGeneral Partner & EVP2023 — 2025
University of Colorado BoulderAdvisory Board- University of Colorado School of Engineering Advisory Council2020 — 2024Boulder, Colorado, United States
University of Colorado BoulderAdvisory Board Member- CU Boulder Research & Innovation External Advisory Board2020 — 2024Boulder, Colorado, United States
Geminus.AIBoard Member2020 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
Lam Research, Lam Capital (www.lamcapital.com)Vice President, Corporate Strategy at Lam Research & Global head of Lam Capital2016 — 2023Fremont
Stanford University Graduate School of Business (GSB)Mentor for Stanford Ignite2013 — 2022Stanford, California, United States
Lam ResearchEmerging Businesses2014 — 2016Fremont
Ultora CorpVP, Business Development2013 — 2014Sunnyvale, CA
Stanford UniversityStanford Graduate School of Business2011 — 2012Stanford, CA
Applied Materials, Inc.Director2000 — 2011
VLSI Technology / Philips SemiconductorsFrontend technology development1996 — 2000
TMAApplications Engineering Manager1994 — 1996
Hewlett-PackardStaff Engineer1992 — 1994

Skills & more

Semiconductors99Start-ups78Cross-functional Team Leadership43Entrepreneurship32Product Management33Venture Capital13Product Development27Business Strategy17Program Management18Product Marketing13Business Development43R&D18

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Corporate DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisRenewable EnergyStrategic PartnershipsManufacturingDesign of ExperimentsProject ManagementSolar EnergyStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementLeadership

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Eva Liu

Portfolio Manager at Lam Capital

Kevin Chen

Managing Director, Lam Capital and Corporate Development at Lam Capital

Peter Hong

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Investment Analyst at Lam Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Faran Nouri?: Faran Nouri is a venture capital executive and semiconductor technologist who serves on the Board of Advisors at xLight Inc. She previously held positions as General Partner at America's Frontier Fund and Vice President at Lam Research, and was a founding member of Lam Capital, where she managed investments resulting in multiple exits through IPOs and acquisitions. With over two decades of experience in the semiconductor industry at both startups and Fortune 500 companies, Nouri holds advanced degrees in electrical engineering, solid-state physics, and management from the University of Colorado, Boulder and Stanford Graduate School of Business, and has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers and holds 26 patents.
Where does Faran Nouri work?: Faran Nouri is Managing Director at Lam Capital.
Where did Faran Nouri go to school?: Faran Nouri studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MS, Management); University of Colorado Boulder (Master’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); University of Colorado Boulder (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

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