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Farzad Soleimani

Investor

Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc

Houston, Texas

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

About

A practicing ER physician with over 20 years of experience across pharma, medtech, and digital health, having founded one of the first U.S. telemedicine platforms and built ventures from concept through regulatory approval to commercialization. He began investing at Mohr Davidow Ventures, is an associate professor at Baylor College of Medicine, founding director of the Texas Medical Center Biodesign Fellowship Program, and holds an MD, MBA, MS, and BS from Stanford.

Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. 1984 VenturesHealthcare Partnercurrent2019 — present
  2. 1984 VenturesVenture Partner2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of BusinessLecturer in Management and Entrepreneurshipcurrent2017 — presentGreater Houston
  4. Baylor College of MedicineAssociate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicinecurrent2023 — presentGreater Houston
  5. Baylor College of MedicineAssistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine2015 — 2023Houston, Texas, United States
  6. Rice UniversityAdjunct Professor in Bioengineeringcurrent2018 — present
  7. Texas Medical CenterAdvisor, TMCx Acceleratorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Houston
  8. Texas Medical CenterAssociate Director, Biodesign Fellowship Program2015 — 2018Greater Houston
  9. Various CompaniesInvestor/Advisorcurrent2016 — present
  10. eTherapiCo-founder and CEO2010 — 2012Redwood City, CA
  11. Hansen MedicalStrategy and Business Development Officer2010 — 2011Mountain View, CA
  12. XSeed Capital ManagementVenture Advisor2008 — 2009Menlo Park, CA
  13. Review2BuyFounder and CEO2007 — 2008Palo Alto, CA
  14. IGAN BiosciencesMember of the Founding Team2005 — 2006Boston, MA
  15. Mohr Davidow VenturesAssociate2005Menlo Park, CA

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessM.B.A, Master's in Business Administration2007 — 2009
  2. Baylor College of MedicineEmergency Medicine Residency Training
  3. Stanford University School of MedicineM.D., Medicine2003 — 2007
  4. Stanford University School of MedicineM.S., Health Services Research2002 — 2003
  5. Stanford UniversityB.S., Chemistry1999 — 2003
  6. University of OxfordStudy abroad program

Skills & more

Venture Capital44Entrepreneurship72Mergers5Private Equity11Product Development26Business Development47Financial Modeling15Biotechnology11Medical Devices17Marketing12Strategic Alliances2Mergers & Acquisitions15
+10 moreMedicineMarket ResearchCompetitive AnalysisBusiness StrategyProduct MarketingStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsMobile DevicesStrategyLeadership

From Farzad's professional profile.

Colleagues at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc

Aaron Michel
Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Andy Rachleff
Senior Advisor at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Brad Porter
Investor at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Daniele Codega
Venture Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Drew Uher
Venture Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Gregory Pal
Venture Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Jim Messina
Senior Advisor at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Karim Wahba
Technology Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc

Network6

Aaron Michel
Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Daniele Codega
Venture Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Drew Uher
Venture Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Gregory Pal
Venture Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Ramy Adeeb
Managing Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc
Samit Kalra
Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Farzad Soleimani work?
Farzad Soleimani is Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc.
What does Farzad Soleimani invest in?
Farzad Soleimani invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
What check size does Farzad Soleimani write?
Farzad Soleimani typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291

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Also attended Baylor College of Medicine16

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Also attended Stanford University School of Medicine77

Jeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRebecca MancusiInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesLauren PopovAssociate at Westlake Village BioPartnersClare OzawaManaging Director at Versant Ventures

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at 1984 Ventures6

Ramy AdeebManaging Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, LlcMark PercivalPartner at 1984 Ventures Management, LlcSamit KalraPartner at 1984 Ventures Management, LlcDrew UherVenture Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, LlcDaniele CodegaVenture Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, LlcAaron MichelPartner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc

Also worked at Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business7

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Also worked at Baylor College of Medicine25

Cody RappPartner, Operations & Strategy at mark vcLucy LiuPrincipal at Longwood FundMichelle ChangPartner at Comcast VenturesMarsha HartmanExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONJonathan MercadoPrincipal at First Bight VenturesCollin McCollAnalyst at First Bight Ventures

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Also worked at Texas Medical Center7

Diana RhieHead of Operations at Zero Prime VenturesMatt MaurerInvestor at WVV CapitalBenjamin NaovaratVenture Scout at Cybernetix VenturesBernard HarrisVenture Partner & Senior Advisor at Non Sibi VenturesStephanie CampbellGeneral Partner at The Artemis FundTim KeaneFounder at TYBR Health

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