Yasmin Razavi
InvestorGeneral Partner at Spark Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $15M checks · typically $10M
FoundedMatX Faster chips for LLMs
About
Engineer-turned-VC Yasmin Razavi uses rigorous analysis of unit economics and market structure, plus Snap monetization and McKinsey fintech experience, to craft go-to-market, pricing and hiring playbooks for fintech and payments.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechFintechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Spark CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2017 — present
- AnthropicBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- MatXBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- KalshiInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Optimism FoundationInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- DeelInvestor2020 — 2024
- Index VenturesInvestor2014 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
Education
- University of TorontoBasc., Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship15Strategy30Forecasting4Business Strategy7Product Management7Leadership18Start-ups16Business Analysis13Analytics10E-commerce6Team Leadership7
From Yasmin's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto249
Imran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VCAsanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VC
+ 243 more
Shared employers
Also worked at MatX5
Also worked at Kalshi7
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalEric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alex KurlandPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersMike VernalPartner at ConvictionVic KochInvestor at Gokin SolarDonald StalterPartner at Sunshine Lake
+ 1 more
Also worked at Deel23
Jeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystAndy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32Sam EdenInvestor at Square Peg CapitalRyan FreemanInvestor at Ripple VenturesJasper MasemannPartner at Cherry VenturesGautam KrishnamurthiPartner at GreatPoint Ventures
+ 17 more
Investments
Investor
AnthropicCambridge AerospaceMatX
Per the firm's website.
