BF

Banafsheh Fathieh

Founding Partner @ Faction | Advisor @ Lightspeed | Twitter: @bfathieh

Federated States of Micronesia

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,140,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000,000.00

Work Experience

2022

  • Founding Partner

    2022

    Co-Founder and GP @ $285M early stage blockchain-focused venture fund.

  • Advisor (blockchain)

    2022

    Boards: Iron.xyz (Series A, acq by Moonpay)

2017 - 2022

  • Head of Investments, Americas

    2017 - 2022

    I led early-stage investments in internet and blockchain companies. I led our crypto strategy / built our crypto venture practice Boards: Immutable (Series A, token), Klar (Series A), Azos (Series A), Shipper (Series A), Kovi (Series C, acq by Moove), Honor (Series C), Dappradar (Series Seed), Republic (Token), 99 Minutos (Series A), Every (Series C) ++

2015 - 2017

  • Vice President, Investments

    2015 - 2017

    I was part of the founding team and investment committee of OCV Partners, a technology-focused venture growth fund. I was responsible for forming, fundraising and structuring the fund, as well as sourcing investment opportunities.

2012 - 2015

  • Head of Business Development / Finance

    2012 - 2015

    I was an early employee at OTOY, a cloud graphics / rendering startup. I helped raise the company's financing rounds (led by Autodesk and DST Global). I was also responsible for corporate development, partnerships and other operating tasks. Won Best of CES 2015 (partnership for Razer Forge TV).

2010 - 2011

  • Associate, Investments

    2010 - 2011

    I was an Excel ninja.

2008 - 2010

  • Analyst, Investment Banking

    2008 - 2010

    I was an Excel ninja.