Touraj Parang, Angel Investor

𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗫𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 & 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥 with 25 years of experience scaling high-growth technology ventures from early concept to market leadership, leveraging a stakeholder-focused approach. Exceptional track record in identifying emerging trends and investing in Pre-Seed to Series C early-stage startups in AI, consumer Internet, b2b, SaaS, e-commerce, fintech, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies, resulting in numerous successful exits and unicorn companies. 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁: Spearheaded 8 landmark M&A transactions and many mission-critical strategic partnerships during a 7-year executive tenure with GoDaddy leading Corporate and Business Development, bolstering the company's competitive position, financial profile, and innovation speed.  𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿: Successfully co-founded and served as a key executive of 5 venture-backed startups (1 Nasdaq IPO, 4 acquisitions), raising over $150 million in equity capital, venture debt, and hardware financing and overseeing sales, operations, business development, technology licensing, strategy, sales, and revenue generation. 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿: Earned my "MBA" as a venture capitalist in 2000's. Operating Advisor at top-tier venture capital firm Pear VC since inception. Proven angel investing track record, with a MOIC of 5.2 and over $1.5B in exit value. Pivotal in the development of 17 startups, leading to 1 IPO and 8 strategic acquisitions as a board member or advisor.