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Saam Motamedi

Investor

General Partner at Greylock Partners · Director (Greylock General Partner) at Valoros · Board director at Fable Security, Inc. · Partner, Greylock (Seed lead investor) at Resolve AI

Stanford, California

Writes $500K – $200M checks · typically $25M

30 Under 30 2019 · Venture Capital

About

Saam Motamedi — youngest GP at 26 after founding a machine-learning fintech and product management at RelateIQ — challenges founders with first-principles questions and advances applied AI in enterprise software.

Contact· published on Saam's own website

s•••@greylock.comreveal

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityFintechSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded
Motamedi co-founded Guru Labs, a machine learning-driven fintech startup focused on offline commerce automation.
Education
Motamedi participated in Stanford's Mayfield Fellows Program, an undergraduate entrepreneurship curriculum. Studied at Stanford University (B.S., Computer Science)
Communities
At Stanford he served as President of the Charles R. Blyth Investment Fund and President of Stanford Finance.
More
Motamedi grew up in Houston, Texas.

From Saam's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Director (Greylock General Partner) at Valoros

Intro paths

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Co-founders at Valoros

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Alexander LangshurChief Executive Officer & Director

Board director at Fable Security, Inc.

Intro paths

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Co-founders at Fable Security, Inc.

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Nicole JiangCo-Founder & CEO
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Sanny LiaoCo-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Partner, Greylock (Seed lead investor) at Resolve AI

Intro paths

In turn, Saam can intro founders to Resolve AI's investors below.

Co-founders at Resolve AI

SXSpiros Xanthos
Spiros XanthosFounder and CEO
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Mayank AgarwalFounder and CTO

Experience

  1. Greylock PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2016 — presentMenlo Park, CA
  2. Abnormal AIFounding Investor and Board Membercurrent2018 — present
  3. Snorkel AIBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. apiiroBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  5. CrestaBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  6. OpalBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  7. Upwind SecurityBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  8. BraintrustBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. Fable SecurityFounding Investor and Board Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. Resolve AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  11. Cogent SecurityFounding Investor and Board Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. AnthropicInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  13. FERMÀTSeed Partnercurrent2021 — present
  14. ModularSeed Partnercurrent2022 — present
  15. NotableSeed Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. BlendInvestor and Former Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  17. OrbSeed Partner2021 — 2026
  18. PredibaseBoard Member2021 — 2025
  19. Adept AI LabsBoard Member2022 — 2024
  20. Spoke (askspoke.com)Investor and Observer, Board of Directors2017 — 2021San Francisco, CA
  21. Avi NetworksObserver, Board of Directors2016 — 2019Santa Clara, CA
  22. Guru LabsCofounder2015 — 2016Menlo Park, CA
  23. SalesforceIQProduct2014 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
  24. UTMBResearcher2007 — 2011

Skills & more

Portfolio Management7Derivatives2Venture Capital7Start-ups6Investments3

From Saam's professional profile.

Deals · 4

ValorosBoard seat

via Greylock Partners · filed Aug 2026 · $32M raise

Fable Security, Inc.Board seat

via Greylock Partners · filed Nov 2025 · $24.5M raise

CrestaBoard seat

via Greylock Partners · filed Jan 2025 · $125M raise

Abnormal SecurityBoard seat

via Greylock Partners · filed Dec 2019 · $24M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Snorkel AI

Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Greylock Partners

Network5

Investors connected to Saam in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Saam Motamedi?
Saam Motamedi — youngest GP at 26 after founding a machine-learning fintech and product management at RelateIQ — challenges founders with first-principles questions and advances applied AI in enterprise software.
Where does Saam Motamedi work?
Saam Motamedi is General Partner at Greylock Partners and Director (Greylock General Partner) at Valoros and Board director at Fable Security, Inc. and Partner, Greylock (Seed lead investor) at Resolve AI.
What does Saam Motamedi invest in?
Saam Motamedi invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Saam Motamedi write?
Saam Motamedi typically writes checks of $500K – $200M.
What boards does Saam Motamedi sit on?
Saam Motamedi holds tracked board seats at Abnormal Security, Abnormal Security, Cresta, Fable Security, Inc., Snorkel AI, Valoros.
What companies has Saam Motamedi invested in?
Investments tracked here include Cresta, Braintrust, Orb.
Where did Saam Motamedi go to school?
Saam Motamedi studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science).
Does Saam Motamedi lead rounds?
Yes — Saam Motamedi has led 1 tracked investment.

Same school

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