About
Soofi Safavi is the founder of Elephant Network and has spent two decades building technology for large asset classes. He previously worked at HeavyWater, which developed AI document processing for the mortgage industry and was acquired by Black Knight, and at Staircase, where he built APIs and automated workflows for real estate transactions. Through the Elephant Protocol, he works as a founding oracle miner on a network that treats property records as public infrastructure.
Founder at Staircase
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Avid VenturesNew York City · $500K – $8M checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksClocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksMetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checksMetaProp VenturesNew YorkRRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2021Torch CapitalNew York · $750K – $1.5M checks
Experience
- Elephant NetworkFoundercurrent2025 — present
- StaircaseFounder & CTO2020 — 2025New York, United States
- Black KnightFounder & CEO, HeavyWater (acq. by Black Knight)2015 — 2020Greater Philadelphia Area
- RadianSVP - Chief Technology Officer2010 — 2015Philadelphia , PA
- RadianVP - Business Segment Partner2006 — 2010Greater Philadelphia Area
- ChaseVP - Application Development2001 — 2006Greater New York City Area
- VerizonApplication Architect1999 — 2001Greater Philadelphia Area
- IBMKnowledge Engineer1997 — 1998San Francisco Bay Area
- CGISoftware Architect1995 — 1997Toronto, Canada Area
- Bell CanadaApplication Architect1994 — 1995
- ScotiabankSenior Software Engineer1993 — 1994Toronto, Canada Area
Skills & more
Enterprise Architecture47Cloud Computing41Integration27Business Intelligence9Web Services9CRM7IT Management7Strategic Sourcing5IT Operations5Vendor Management8Solution Architecture5SOA5
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Enterprise Architecture PlanningBusiness Process ManagementSupply ChainArchitectureIT StrategyITILProject Portfolio ManagementRequirements AnalysisEnterprise SoftwareSalesforce.comAmazon Web Services (AWS)Open Source- Enterprise Architect — EACOE
- CIO University Certificate — General Services Administration (GSA) and the Chief Information Officer's Council (CIOC)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Soofi Safavi?
- Soofi Safavi is the founder of Elephant Network and has spent two decades building technology for large asset classes. He previously worked at HeavyWater, which developed AI document processing for the mortgage industry and was acquired by Black Knight, and at Staircase, where he built APIs and automated workflows for real estate transactions. Through the Elephant Protocol, he works as a founding oracle miner on a network that treats property records as public infrastructure.
- Where does Soofi Safavi work?
- Soofi Safavi is Founder of Staircase.
- What companies did Soofi Safavi found?
- Soofi Safavi founded Staircase.
- Where did Soofi Safavi go to school?
- Soofi Safavi studied at Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy (Certificate, Information Technology); Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering and Science (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Brain Computer Interface); University of Pennsylvania (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Candidate, Systems Engineering).
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Also attended Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy7
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Also attended Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering and Science1
Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,074
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalDasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners
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Also attended The Johns Hopkins University353
Palmer LuckeyFounder & CTO of Anduril Industries; founder of Oculus VRNicole GaudelliEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Chase502
Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesDavid GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionNick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera Capital
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Also worked at Verizon72
Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalEllen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESJami HuntManaging Partner at Alpha EdisonTiana PidgeonSenior Associate at American Family VenturesDanny KleinGrowth Partner at JLL Spark Global Ventures
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Also worked at IBM902
Bhavish AggarwalCo-founder & CEO of Ola and Ola ElectricBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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Also worked at CGI34
Neville TeagardenCo-Founder and General Partner at AI CapitalJulien MarolleauSenior Analyst at NAventuresAlan Z. LeeDirector of Investment and Finance at Excell PartnersOmar KhalilManaging Director at Sante VenturesÉmilie BoutrosManaging Partner at TandemLaunchAnna YangCFO & Head of Operations at Lauxera Capital Partners
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