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Neal Sarraf

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Managing Director, Accelerator at Forum Ventures · Founder at First Resonance

United States

FoundedFirst Resonance

30 Under 30 2024 · Manufacturing & Industry

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212 people in our graph share verified history with Neal — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Tobi CokerunlockedNeal: together at Stealth (2025–2026)
×3Neal: together at Uptake
×8Neal: together at Stealth

About

Managing Director of the accelerator at Forum Ventures; previously co-founder of First Resonance.

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Founder at First Resonance

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First Resonance's investors · 10

Blue Bear Capital PartnersJackson · since 2024Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksE12 Venture Capital, LlcLos AltosFikaCulver City · $1M – $10M checksFrontier Venture CapitalBoulder · $50K – $500K checksGaruda VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checksIndustrious VenturesDenverNextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2020PLG VenturesWashington · $100K – $1M checksThird PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at First Resonance

KTKaran Talati
Karan TalatiExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Forum VenturesPartner & Head of Pre-Seed Acceleratorcurrent2025 — present
  2. Forum VenturesManaging Director2023 — 2024
  3. StealthAdvisor to CEO & Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  4. First ResonanceFounder & Board Membercurrent2018 — present
  5. First ResonanceFounder & Chief Operating Officer2018 — 2023
  6. Various StartupsInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  7. UptakeCorporate Development & Strategy2017 — 2018

Colleagues at Forum Ventures

Alejandro Pereda
Associate at Forum Ventures
Alexis Clarfield-Henry
VP of Marketing at Forum Ventures
Alice Krenitski
Head of Studio at Forum Ventures
Ammar Abuleil
Technical Lead at Forum Ventures
Bocar Dia
Partner at Forum Ventures
Carmen Tsang
Head of Talent and Recruitment, Studio at Forum Ventures
Catherine Gao
GTM Lead at Forum Ventures
Christina Zerka
Investor at Forum Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Neal Sarraf?
Managing Director of the accelerator at Forum Ventures; previously co-founder of First Resonance.
Where does Neal Sarraf work?
Neal Sarraf is Founder of First Resonance and Managing Director, Accelerator at Forum Ventures.
What companies did Neal Sarraf found?
Neal Sarraf founded First Resonance.
Where did Neal Sarraf go to school?
Neal Sarraf studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Hoeft Technology & Management Program).

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