Mehdi Maghsoodnia
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Candou Ventures · Founder at Vitagene
Silicon Valley
FoundedVitagene
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Susan AkbarpourunlockedMehdi: together at Democracy 3.0 (2023–2026)
×2Mehdi: together at Candou Ventures
×2Mehdi: together at Rafter, Inc.
Mehdi: together at CafePress Inc.
About
Mehdi joined Candou in 2023 as a Venture Partner while also serving as Co-Founder and CEO of 1health.
Founder at Vitagene
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Experience
- Tachin.aiChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Combustion VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2002 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UC BerkeleyLecturer and Industry Fellowcurrent2015 — presentBerkeley, Ca
- Candou VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Democracy 3.0Board Membercurrent2023 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- 1health.ioChief Executive Officer2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- MedcorderBoard Member2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- LivaraExecutive Chairman2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- VitageneCEO2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Rafter, Inc.CEO2009 — 2014San Mateo, California
- Trinity VenturesExecutive in Residence2009Menlo Park
- CafePress Inc.SVP Products and Operations2004 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Mohr Davidow VenturesExecutive in Residence2004Menlo Park, California
- Intellisync CorporationSVP Products and Operations2002 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- FaceTime CommunicationsFounder1998 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
- Presidio Systems (Acquired by Domain Solutions)CTO1992 — 1996
- Metaphor Computer Systems (Acquired by IBM)Senior Architect1988 — 1992
Skills & more
Product Innovation2Product Strategy7Mobile3Start-ups99SaaS23Product Management65Deal Structuring1Deal Execution4Venture Financing5Angel Investing12Mobile Devices22Strategy80
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Business DevelopmentNegotiationStrategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsAgile MethodologiesCloud ComputingProduct DevelopmentLeadershipEntrepreneurshipCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness StrategyProduct MarketingLanguages Farsi
- Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act - Business Associates V2.2 2022 — Traliant
- Data Privacy & Information Security V3.2 2022 — Traliant
- Data Privacy & Information Security V3.2 2022 — Traliant
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Colleagues at Candou Ventures
Faraj Aalaei
Founding General Partner at Candou Ventures
Laleh Masnavi
Operating Partner at Candou Ventures
Leela Najafi
Associate at Candou Ventures
Linda Reddick
CFO at Candou Ventures
Mehdi Maghsoudnia
Investor at Candou Ventures
Nader Vaseghi
Investor at Candou Ventures
Nader Vasseghi
Venture Partner at Candou Ventures
Richard Thoms
Executive Officer at Candou Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mehdi Maghsoodnia?
- Mehdi joined Candou in 2023 as a Venture Partner while also serving as Co-Founder and CEO of 1health.
- Where does Mehdi Maghsoodnia work?
- Mehdi Maghsoodnia is Founder of Vitagene and Venture Partner at Candou Ventures.
- What companies did Mehdi Maghsoodnia found?
- Mehdi Maghsoodnia founded Vitagene.
- What companies has Mehdi Maghsoodnia invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Fotomoto, PBworks, PostRocket, StrongDM, Swiftly, TubeMogul, Vitagene.
- Where did Mehdi Maghsoodnia go to school?
- Mehdi Maghsoodnia studied at University of California, Berkeley (BS, EECS); Stanford University (MS, EECS).
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Stanford University mafia2,183
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Chester NgEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded DivXAsh RustEIRFounded Sterling Road +1Brett WilsonExecutive In ResidenceFounded TubeMogul +1Amy ErrettEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded Madison ReedYan-David “Yanda” ErlichEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded ParsableNick MehtaEntrepreneur-In-ResidenceFounded Gainsight
Mohr Davidow Ventures mafia8
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Candou Ventures mafia3
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Shared employers
Also worked at UC Berkeley527
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesKevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital
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Also worked at Medcorder2
Also worked at Rafter, Inc.6
Also worked at Trinity Ventures38
Chester NgGeneral Partner at AtomicLyle McCullochSVP of Finance at Trinity VenturesMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity VenturesAmy ErrettVenture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison ReedAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
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