Payam Vadi
InvestorSenior Vice President at FTV Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Experience
- FTV CapitalSenior Vice Presidentcurrent2026 — present
- FTV CapitalVice President2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- ZEMA Global Data CorporationBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- VagaroBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- GranumBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Alkeon Capital ManagementCrossover Investor2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- TCVAssociate2018 — 2021Menlo Park, CA
- JefferiesAnalyst2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Financial Analysis22Equities19Statistics17Financial Services10Economics13Financial Modeling5Mergers & Acquisitions3Finance11Corporate Finance6Start-ups5Research4Analytics3
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Colleagues at FTV Capital
Adam Hallquist
Principal at FTV Capital
Alex Malvone
Partner at FTV Capital
Alex Mason
Partner at FTV Capital
Andy Fleischman
Executive Officer at FTV Capital
Arun Singh
Principal at FTV Capital
Brad Bernstein
Managing Partner at FTV Capital
Brent Fierro
Partner at FTV Capital
Colleen Cuffaro
Partner at Canaan Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Payam Vadi?
- Senior Associate at FTV Capital
- Where does Payam Vadi work?
- Payam Vadi is Senior Vice President at FTV Capital.
- What check size does Payam Vadi write?
- Payam Vadi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Payam Vadi go to school?
- Payam Vadi studied at Claremont McKenna College (Master's Degree, Finance); University of California, Davis (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics (Honors)).
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Also attended University of California, Davis372
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Shared employers
Also worked at FTV Capital36
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