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Reza Khaninezhad

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Investor at Evening

Houston, Texas

Writes $50K – $200K checks · typically $125K

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About

Reza Khaninezhad is a Limited Partner at Darkmode Ventures with over five years of venture capital experience advising technology startups. He previously served as Data Science Manager at Apache Corporation, where he developed and deployed scalable AI systems focused on predictive modeling, time-series analytics, and distributed computing to improve operational efficiency. His background combines data science and strategic investment experience in AI and technology sectors.

Experience

  1. Darkmode VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2021 — presentCalifornia, United States
  2. Apache CorporationData Science Managercurrent2022 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  3. Apache CorporationPrincipal Data Scientist2019 — 2023Houston, Texas Area
  4. Apache CorporationSenior Data Scientist2018 — 2019Houston, Texas
  5. Various early stage technology startupsAdvisory Board Member2020 — 2025United States
  6. Yobs TechnologiesAdvisor2017 — 2021Greater Los Angeles Area
  7. Panton Inc.Principal Data Scientist2017 — 2018Houston, Texas
  8. terra.ai Inc.Co-Founder2015 — 2018Greater Los Angeles Area
  9. terra.ai Inc.Lead Data Scientist2015 — 2016Greater Los Angeles Area
  10. University of Southern CaliforniaResearch Assistant at SEES Lab.2012 — 2017University of Southern California
  11. Texas A&M UniversityGraduate Research Assistant2009 — 2011College Station, Texas

Skills & more

Palantir1Foundry1Operations ManagementPresentation SkillsPresentationsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyEngineering1Collaborative Leadership1Large Language Models (LLM)StatisticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)
+12 moreOptical Character Recognition (OCR)Technical LeadershipComputer VisionConvolutional Neural Networks (CNN)Aerial PhotographyDeep LearningPsychometricsBusiness Advisory ServicesTensorFlowPython (Programming Language)MatlabPython
  • Venture Capital 101 - The Basics — Maven

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Jonathan Jones
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Lee Moulton
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Oshiomah Richard Odior
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Raphael Danilo
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Reza Khaninezhad?
Reza Khaninezhad is a Limited Partner at Darkmode Ventures with over five years of venture capital experience advising technology startups. He previously served as Data Science Manager at Apache Corporation, where he developed and deployed scalable AI systems focused on predictive modeling, time-series analytics, and distributed computing to improve operational efficiency. His background combines data science and strategic investment experience in AI and technology sectors.
Where does Reza Khaninezhad work?
Reza Khaninezhad is at Evening.
What check size does Reza Khaninezhad write?
Reza Khaninezhad typically writes checks of $50K – $200K.
Where did Reza Khaninezhad go to school?
Reza Khaninezhad studied at University of Southern California (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical Engineering); University of Southern California (PhD Minor, Information and Operations Management); Texas A&M University (M.Sc., Petroleum Engineering).

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