Soraya Darabi
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at TMV · Board director at Resultid · Founder at Foodspotting
New York, New York
Writes $1.5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedFoodspotting
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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.
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Invests in
Climate TechConsumerCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMedical DevicesPropTechSaaSSocial
Board director at Resultid
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Founder at Foodspotting
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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 LabsAnthropicBridge moneyBulletinCasperChronicle BioCityblockCityblock HealthClockwiseElionFIGSGimletHENRY The DentistHullabaluHungryrootIn-House HealthKindbodyLindus TherapeuticsLovableMavelyMillieMisfit FoodsNovelliaOur PlaceOursOurs PrivacyParsley HealthPlentinaPoptipResultid.aiRoonRunning TideSlingshot AISmallsTali AITopline ProWatsonWeave BioweblinkYay LunchZams (prev. Obviously AI)
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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 Founder of Foodspotting and 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 companies did Soraya Darabi found?
- Soraya Darabi founded Foodspotting.
- 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, Bridge money, Bulletin, Casper, Chronicle Bio, Cityblock, Cityblock Health, Clockwise, Elion, FIGS, Gimlet, and 29 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).
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Georgetown mafia169
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Also worked at Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center2
Also worked at Synchrony25
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Also worked at The Nature Conservancy59
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