Firms

Safar Partners

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Founded in 2018, Safar Partners invests in university-originated technology companies, with connections to MIT, Harvard and the University of Rochester. Its focus includes clean technology and advanced materials, AI and robotics, and life sciences, supporting companies from early stages through growth.

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Type: Venture capital

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Andy CohenAssociate

Anurag BajpayeeBusiness Advisory Board Member

Arda KotikianAssociate

Arunas ChesonisManaging Partner; Investment Committee Member

Ayman HindySenior Advisor

Bijan SalehizadehBusiness Advisory Board Member

Chris O'DonnellBusiness Advisory Board Member

Conor WalshScientific Advisory Board Member

Danielle BenoitScientific Advisory Board Member

Greg S. FeldmanPartner; Investment Committee Member

Hannah JacobsAssociate

Jacopo BuongiornoScientific Advisory Board Member

Jeffrey GrossmanScientific Advisory Board Member

Jennifer LewisScientific Advisory Board Member

Leslie HartfordManager of Administration

Mark ChaneyBusiness Advisory Board Member

Mark ZupanBusiness Advisory Board Member

Markus J. BuehlerScientific Advisory Board Member

Michael J. CimaScientific Advisory Board Member

Nader MotamedyFounder and Managing Partner; Investment Committee Member

Nicolas FourtBusiness Advisory Board Member

Parinaz MotamedyPartner; Investment Committee Member

Piyush BhartiOperating Partner

Priti Agarwal MarteilBusiness Advisory Board Member

Reza DanaScientific Advisory Board Member

Rob FleischmanOperating Partner

Robert B. MillardSenior Advisor

Robert MetcalfeSenior Advisor

Robert P. CochranBusiness Advisory Board Member

Roberta SydneyOperating Partner

Sahba VaziriPartner and CFO; Investment Committee Member

Seth W. LawryBusiness Advisory Board Member

Shreya DaveBusiness Advisory Board Member

Sophie VandebroekScientific Advisory Board Member

Sébastien BazinBusiness Advisory Board Member; Chair of Strategic Partnerships

Tim BoweCOO and Head of Operating Partners

Timothy M. SwagerScientific Advisory Board Member

Tony CheungManager of Systems and Operations

Vera SchroederPartner; Investment Committee Member

Vladimir BulovićScientific Advisory Board Member

Investments

$8M2022-10-18	Axoft	The Engine, Ab Initio Capital, Decent Capital, Alumni Ventures, Safar Partners, AIBasis, LiquidMetal VC, Taihill Venture, Amino Capital, Blindspot Ventures, Mintz
$—2021-03-01	Spinny	General Catalyst, Safar Partners, Accel, Alteria Capital, KB Partners
$43M2020-03-02	Spinny	General Catalyst, Safar Partners, Accel, Alteria Capital, KB Partners, The Fundamentum Partnership
$115M2019-06-27	Commonwealth Fusion Systems	Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Vinod Khosla, Future Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, Safar Partners, Schooner Capital, Starlight Ventures, Eni, The Engine, Engine Ventures, Future Fund
$50M2018-11-05	Meesho	Y Combinator, DST Global, Shunwei Capital, Safar Partners, Naspers, SAIF Partners
$11M2018-06-06	Meesho	Y Combinator, Safar Partners, Peak XV Partners
$3M2017-10-13	Meesho	Y Combinator, Safar Partners
$—Unknown date	AcousticaBio	Third Culture Capital, Safar Partners, Reinforced Ventures, Vento
$134MUnknown date	Quaise Energy	Prelude Ventures, Safar Partners, Mitsubishi Corporation, Nabors Industries, Axel Springer

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