About
Soraya Darabi is a co-founder and General Partner at TMV (Trail Mix Ventures), a pre-seed firm backing companies working to reshape existing industries or create new ones. Her portfolio includes Figs, Casper, Cityblock, Hungryroot, Kindbody, Parsley Health, Ridwell, Gimlet, Clockwise, Running Tide, and Bulletin. Before investing, she managed social media at The New York Times and co-founded Foodspotting, an Apple "App of the Year" acquired by OpenTable; she was named to Fortune's "40 Under 40" in 2015, served on GE's digital advisory board, and is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and Georgetown University graduate.
Contact· published on Soraya's own website
Invests in
Climate TechConsumerCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMedical DevicesPropTechSaaSSocial
Board director at Resultid
Intro paths
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Co-founders at Resultid
Experience
- TMVCo-Founder, Managing Partnercurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Transact GlobalFounder, Transact Globalcurrent2018 — present
- Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights CenterMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
- Yamba MalawiMember Of The Management Board2018 — 2023Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi
- SynchronyHost of the Business Schooled Podcast2019 — 2021New York, United States
- World Economic ForumYoung Global Leader2014 — 2019United States
- The Nature ConservancyMember Board of Trustees2016 — 2019New York
- FoodspottingCo-Founder2009 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area, New York
- The New York TimesManager, Partnerships & Social-Media2007 — 2009
Skills & more
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Business StrategyMobile ApplicationsSEOCommunity ManagementDigital MarketingMarketing StrategyMobile MarketingDigital MediaBroadcast Television ExperiencePublished WriterPublic SpeakingWordpressLanguages French
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Investments
Board seats
BridgeResultidTali AI
Investor
AMI LabsAnthropicBulletinCasperChronicle BioCityblockClockwiseFIGSGimletHungryrootKindbodyLovableMavelyNovelliaOurs PrivacyParsley HealthRoonRunning TideSlingshot AISmallsTopline ProWeave Bioweblink
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at TMV
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Soraya Darabi?
- Soraya Darabi is a co-founder and General Partner at TMV (Trail Mix Ventures), a pre-seed firm backing companies working to reshape existing industries or create new ones. Her portfolio includes Figs, Casper, Cityblock, Hungryroot, Kindbody, Parsley Health, Ridwell, Gimlet, Clockwise, Running Tide, and Bulletin. Before investing, she managed social media at The New York Times and co-founded Foodspotting, an Apple "App of the Year" acquired by OpenTable; she was named to Fortune's "40 Under 40" in 2015, served on GE's digital advisory board, and is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and Georgetown University graduate.
- Where does Soraya Darabi work?
- Soraya Darabi is General Partner at TMV and Board director at Resultid.
- What does Soraya Darabi invest in?
- Soraya Darabi invests in Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Medical Devices, PropTech, SaaS, Social.
- What check size does Soraya Darabi write?
- Soraya Darabi typically writes checks of $1.5M.
- What boards does Soraya Darabi sit on?
- Soraya Darabi holds tracked board seats at Bridge, Resultid, Tali AI.
- What companies has Soraya Darabi invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AMI Labs, Anthropic, Bulletin, Casper, Chronicle Bio, Cityblock, Clockwise, FIGS, Gimlet, Hungryroot, Kindbody, Lovable, and 11 more.
- Where did Soraya Darabi go to school?
- Soraya Darabi studied at Georgetown University (B.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies); Harvard University (Kennedy School, Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century).
Founder mafias
Georgetown University mafia56
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Nature mafia5
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Same school
Also attended Georgetown University520
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Also attended Harvard University1,859
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Shared employers
Also worked at Synchrony28
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Also worked at The Nature Conservancy40
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Also worked at Foodspotting3
Also worked at The New York Times33
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