Azim Ghafoori

Senior Associate, Venture Capital & Private Equity @VU Venture Partners

San Francisco, CA, US

A $100M+ multi-stage venture capital fund with a highly scalable approach to investing across Consumer, Real Estate, Enterprise / AI, Fintech / Blockchain, FrontierTech, HealthTech, and PropTech lead by J. Skyler Fernandes & Andrew Zalasin.Sourced 500+ investment opportunities using a structured approach to increasing deal flow velocity in both quantity and quality by doing weekly agile sprints using multiple deal flow channelsDeveloped investment theses around various industry verticals, reviewed pitch decks, scheduled meetings with startups and investors, and presented top investment opportunities at weekly Partners Meeting and Investment CommitteesConducted quantitative and qualitative deep due diligence including: market sizing, team’s ability to execute, go-to-market strategy, key risks, business model, key metrics, capital efficiency, financial modeling, competitive landscape, customer and investor interviews, cap table analysis, term sheets and investment documentsBuilt a powerful network across accelerators, VC / PE funds, strategics, and startup founders, and have access to VU\'s powerful investor and strategic networkWorked closely with and learned from top performing Managing Directors, including Andrew Zalasin (Former General Partner at RRE Ventures), and J. Skyler Fernandes (Powerlist 100 VC, Founder of Simon Venture Group and Cleveland Avenue)