Réza Malekzadeh
InvestorGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures
Paris, France
Writes $200K – $50M checks · typically $200K
About
Réza Malekzadeh is a General Partner at Partech with experience spanning early-stage startups and multibillion-dollar enterprises. His background includes roles in enterprise software, virtualization, security, and networking, with early career experience at VMware beginning in 1998. His expertise encompasses go-to-market strategy, product positioning, field marketing, and business development.
Experience
- PartechGeneral Partnercurrent2016 — present
- Qevlar AIBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- ExeinBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- elopage GmbHBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- BitriseMember Board Of Directorscurrent2019 — present
- OdasevaMember Board Of Directorscurrent2019 — present
- Platform.shMember Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- quasardb - Time Series at ScaleMember Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- AkeneoMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — present
- NetBeez, Inc.Board Observercurrent2016 — present
- AB TastyMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2026
- UPMEMMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2025
- MipsologyMember Board of Directors2018 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
- MedigateBoard Observer2020 — 2021
- CardiologsInvestor2017 — 2021Paris, Île-de-France, France
- GuardicoreBoard Observer2019 — 2021
- VolterraBoard Observer2018 — 2021
- OpenIOMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2020
- aiden.aiMember Board of Directors2018 — 2019
- Barefoot NetworksAdvisor2016 — 2019
- Skyhigh NetworksAdvisor2012 — 2018Cupertino, CA
- RestletMember of the Board of Directors2012 — 2017
- DiamantiAdvisor2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- OVHAdvisor2015 — 2017
- Mist SystemsVP of Marketing (Consultant)2016
- Cumulus NetworksVice President of Marketing2013 — 2015Mountain View, CA
- Lyatiss (acquired by F5 Networks)Member of the Board of Directors2012 — 2015Mountain View, CA
- VirtualSharp SoftwareInvestor & Advisor2010 — 2013
- Nimbula (acquired by Oracle)Vice President of Marketing & Sales2010 — 2013Mountain View, CA
- Unity TechnologiesVice President of Marketing (Consultant)2009 — 2010San Francisco, CA
- VMware, Inc.Sr. Director, Products & Marketing2006 — 2009
- ActiveweaveInvestor2005 — 2008
- Akimbi Systems (acquired by VMware)Vice President, International2006
- Cisco SystemsManager, Product Marketing2004 — 2006
- Twingo Systems (acquired by Cisco)Co-Founder2002 — 2004Mountain View, CA
- VMware, Inc.Director of Marketing1998 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
- SoftwayDirector of Business Development1997 — 1998San Francisco Bay Area
- NetCarta (acquired by Microsoft)Product Manager1996 — 1997Scotts Valley, CA
Skills & more
CybersecurityCloud Computing99Product Management67Product Marketing28Go-to-market Strategy93Mobile Devices5Strategic Partnerships74Start-ups67Demand Generation3Business Alliances19Cloud Computing IaaS3IaaS10
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VirtualizationMarketingInternational MarketingSalesEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentE-commerceMulti-channel MarketingStrategyManagementTeam LeadershipSaaSLanguages English · French · Persian · Spanish
- Certification AMF — Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) – France
From Réza's professional profile.
Investments
Led
AB TastyAkeneoCloudqueryPlatform.sh
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Partech Ventures
Alexandra Eychenne
Compliance & Risk Officer at Partech Ventures
Alexandre Durrive
Chief Technology Officer at Partech Ventures
Alexis Lancien
Senior Associate at Partech Ventures
Alison Imbert
Partner at Partech Ventures
Andrew Whiting
Partner at Partech Ventures
Ariadne Lemieux-Cumberlege
Senior Associate at Partech Ventures
Arnaud De Keulenaer
Senior Legal Counsel at Partech Ventures
Arnaud Minvielle
General Partner at Partech Ventures
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Investors connected to Réza in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Réza Malekzadeh?
- Réza Malekzadeh is a General Partner at Partech with experience spanning early-stage startups and multibillion-dollar enterprises. His background includes roles in enterprise software, virtualization, security, and networking, with early career experience at VMware beginning in 1998. His expertise encompasses go-to-market strategy, product positioning, field marketing, and business development.
- Where does Réza Malekzadeh work?
- Réza Malekzadeh is General Partner at Partech Ventures.
- What check size does Réza Malekzadeh write?
- Réza Malekzadeh typically writes checks of $200K – $50M.
- What companies has Réza Malekzadeh invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AB Tasty, Akeneo, Cloudquery, Platform.sh.
- Where did Réza Malekzadeh go to school?
- Réza Malekzadeh studied at HEC Paris (MBA, Marketing); Lycee Hoche (Prepa, Bac C and Prepa HEC); Ecole Active Bilingue (College, Lycee).
- Does Réza Malekzadeh lead rounds?
- Yes — Réza Malekzadeh has led 4 tracked investments.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Bitrise5
Also worked at Platform.sh3
Also worked at Barefoot Networks351
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