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    Safar Partners

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesFounded 2018

    Safar Partners is a seed- to growth-stage venture fund investing primarily in technology companies out of MIT, Harvard, and the University of Rochester. The firm invests in platform technologies across cleantech and advanced materials, AI/IT and robotics, and life sciences.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (5 deals in the last 12 months vs 8 prior). Average disclosed round size is $88.1M (across 76 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    59

    Fund Size

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    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    5

    Team

    Arunas Chesonis

    Arunas Chesonis

    Managing Partner & Investment Committee Member

    Nader Motamedy

    Nader Motamedy

    Managing Partner & Investment Committee Member

    Parinaz Motamedy

    Parinaz Motamedy

    Partner & Investment Committee Member

    Rob Fleischman

    Rob Fleischman

    Operating Partner

    Vera Schroeder

    Vera Schroeder

    Partner – Venture Investor

    Arda Kotikian

    Arda Kotikian

    Associate

    Daniel Korsun

    Daniel Korsun

    MIT Ph.D. Candidate, Associate

    Greg S. Feldman

    Greg S. Feldman

    Investment Committee Member

    Leslie Hartford

    Leslie Hartford

    Manager of Administration

    Sahba Vaziri

    Sahba Vaziri

    Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

    Tony Cheung

    Tony Cheung

    Manager of Systems and Operations

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    82 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    QQuaise EnergySeries B$134MJul 2026
    GelMEDIX Inc. logoGelMEDIX Inc.Seed$13MFeb 2026
    Zanskar logoZanskarSeries C$115MJan 2026
    Zanskar logoZanskarSeries C$115MJan 2026
    Zanskar logoZanskarSeries C$115MJan 2026
    Zanskar logoZanskarSeries B$115MJan 2026
    CavilinQ logoCavilinQSeed$8.8MJan 2026
    Solidec logoSolidecPre-Seed$2MJul 2025
    SSyntis BioSeries A$38MJul 2025
    Finwave logoFinwaveBridge$8.2MMay 2025
    QuEra logoQuEraGrowth$230MFeb 2025
    QQuEra ComputingSeries B$230MFeb 2025
    CCfsSeries B$863MJan 2025
    Imago Rehab logoImago RehabUnknown$1.4MJan 2025
    QuEra logoQuEraSeries A$230MJan 2025
    The Turing Company logoThe Turing CompanyUnknown$14MJan 2025
    FFinwave SemiconductorBridge$8.2MJan 2025
    CCommonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS)Unknown$863MJan 2025
    IImagoSeries B$1.4MJan 2025
    Lightsynq logoLightsynqSeries A$18MNov 2024
    Membrion logoMembrionSeed$20MOct 2024
    Circe Bioscience logoCirce BioscienceSeed$5MSep 2024
    CCirce BiosciencesSeed$5MSep 2024
    Ancilia logoAnciliaUnknown$4.2MJul 2024
    Tender Food logoTender FoodSeries A$11MJun 2024
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026