Bahram Tavakoli

Investor

2024

For 30 years and with $4.5B in assets, DCM has proudly served as the trusted first partner to the founders behind category-defining companies, globally. Your partner from Seed, Series A, Series B & beyond. Love platform models, media/entertainment, gaming, sports, markets, marketplaces, commerce, & consumer internet. Would love to hear from you at: btavakoli@dcm.com or @bahram_t on X. Some DCM-backed companies include: - Fintech / Insurtech: Cherry, Assured Claims, Bill.com ($BILL), SoFI ($SOFI), Figure, Akulaku, Moove - Commerce Infra / Logistics: YQN (Flexport for Asia), Pony AI ($PONY), UniUni, GigaCloud ($GCT), Eaze - Consumer: TikTok (via Musical.ly), Kakao, Careem, Kuaishou, Jackpocket, Picsart - B2B: Fountain, Docsend (acq. by Dropbox), EvenUp, Wrike (acq. by Citrix) - Gaming / Media: FloSports, FuboTV ($FUBO), Happy Elements - Healthcare: Modern Animal, Musely, Hims & Hers - Frontier: Skylo, Plenty, Matterport

Founder

2023

The largest sports betting jobs site. From top sports books, startups, betting infra, & everything in between, WP is how thousands have found roles in the betting industry amidst macro tech layoffs. Learned the magic of SEO/growth & partnered with Duke, UMich, Norte Dame, & other schools to help students get internships and new grad jobs.

Founding Partner

2019

Backed by 500 Global, 248 is an early-stage fund investing in Babson, Olin, & Wellesley College founders.

Alumni Partner

2021

A proud partner in First Round’s $12.5M fund, backing undergrads, dropouts, & PhDs with $100K checks. The first partner to Anysphere/Cursor, Shield AI, Dandy, Athelas, Hightouch, & FiscalNote ($NOTE). DRF portco's have raised $6B+ in follow-on funding alongside our co-investors Sequoia, a16z, GC, David Rubenstein, Thomas Laffont, & more.

Founding Team

2024 - 2024

Product Manager

2022 - 2024

Crafting products at the intersection of media, markets, security, & regulation. Key product initiatives include: - Insider Trading - Partnering with NBA, NFL, and top leagues to build bespoke gaming experiences for pro athletes - Player Integrity - New State Launches - Canada Expansion

New Ventures

2021 - 2021

Supported M&A + DTC and physical retail expansion right before our Series D led by Silver Lake. Lots of learning lessons.

Product & Growth

2020 - 2021

Grateful to learn from the founders Jeremy Cai and Derek Tu. Joined as employee <#20 during our biggest growth phase & left a whole lot wiser. Backed by Dylan Field, Fred Ersham, and the founders & leaders of CAA, Xiaomi, and GitHub.

Investment Team

2019 - 2020

Multi-billion-dollar single family office. Investing in the world’s best companies & funds. The dream springboard for learning the art of investing.

Private Equity

2018 - 2018