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Parsa Modareszadeh

Founder

Founder at Velorum Therapeutics

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedVelorum Therapeutics · YC

About

Parsa Modareszadeh is co-founder and president of Velorum Therapeutics, where he works on drug development. He was a Goldwater Scholar.

Founder at Velorum TherapeuticsYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Parsa went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Velorum Therapeutics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Parsa can intro founders to Velorum Therapeutics's investors below.

Velorum Therapeutics's investors · 6

468 CapitalBerlinMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksMyAsiaVCSeattleRitual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksSciFoundersSan Francisco · $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Velorum Therapeutics

PMPouya Modareszadeh
Pouya ModareszadehFounder

Experience

  1. Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Velorum TherapeuticsCo-Founder & Presidentcurrent2023 — present

Skills & more

Cancer Research5Research5Molecular Biology1Cancer Biology4Drug Development1New Business Development1

Languages Danish · English · Persian · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Parsa Modareszadeh?
Parsa Modareszadeh is co-founder and president of Velorum Therapeutics, where he works on drug development. He was a Goldwater Scholar.
Where does Parsa Modareszadeh work?
Parsa Modareszadeh is Founder of Velorum Therapeutics.
What companies did Parsa Modareszadeh found?
Parsa Modareszadeh founded Velorum Therapeutics.
Where did Parsa Modareszadeh go to school?
Parsa Modareszadeh studied at Y Combinator (W24 (Velorum Therapeutics)); The University of Texas at Dallas (Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology).

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Pouya ModareszadehFounder at Velorum Therapeutics