# Alireza Masrour

> Alireza Masrour is a seed investor at Plug and Play backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 306 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-play-munich)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 306
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 12%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alirezamasrour
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/alirezam
- Website: https://x.com/alirezam

Alireza Masrour is a seed investor at Plug and Play in San Francisco focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Alireza is General Partner at Plug & Play Investment Arm a place where he led more than 100 investments for the firm since 2008.• Plug & Play representative and works closely with the management teams as advisor or investor • Founding Partner of Plug and Play Startup Camp Founding General Partner of PnP Scale Fund . ““AlirezaMasrour is the General Partner at Plug & Play. He has led more than 200 investments out of thousands of startups for the firm since 2008. Some unicorn investments led by him at Plug and Play are CloudWalk (first check), Flyr ( first check) , FiscalNote (first check), Shippo (first check ) and Trulioo to new afew. Some of portfolio exits are HealthPocket which acquired by Health Insurance Innovations, Matcha which acquired by Apple, PasswordBox which acquired by McAfee/Intel, TrustGo which acquired by Baidu, GNS3 which was acquired by Solarwind, Kustomer (unicorn) which was acquired by Facebook, and TrueBill (Unicorn) acquired by RocketCo. Alireza has been selected as a Silicon Valley 40 under 40 in 2018 as well as recognized by BusinessInsider as a 100 rising-star VC who represent the future of venture capital, and has had 13 unicorns portfolio so far. .Prior to Plug and Play, he was Founder and CEO at NekaTel, one of the largest Internet Airtime Distribution Networks, with over 800 retailers and millions of subscribers. Alireza grew NekaTel’s revenue from $0 to over $45M in less than 2 years. He was also Founder of VidaTel, offering mobile airtime distribution technology and sold the technology in 2007. He has prior Engineering and Management background. Alireza published “Crossing the Digital Divide: What’s Next” in Information Technologies and International Development Journal published by Harvard Business School for UN’s World Summit on the Information Society.”

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$6.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $100k–$1.4M |
| Convertible Note | $50k–$652k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 68 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 49 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 37 | 12% |
| FinTech | 33 | 11% |
| Financial Services | 32 | 10% |

258 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 94 | 31% |
| Convertible Note | 57 | 19% |
| Pre-Seed | 51 | 17% |
| Series A | 35 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 14 | 5% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 147 | 48% |
| Canada | 14 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 4% |
| Germany | 8 | 3% |
| France | 6 | 2% |

32 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Qanary | Qanary is a digital second-opinion platform designed to help radiologists detect cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages. | $160K | Pre-Seed | Aug 08, 2026 |  |
| O Gold | O Gold provides a digital wallet app for secure gold investments. |  | Seed | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| Sapiom | The agentic economy is here, but it cannot progress until AI agents can autonomously access and operate across real-world systems and services.Sapiom gives AI agents trusted access to the API economy.We provide the essential infrastructure (KYA, wallets, spending and usage controls, and multi-rail payments) to unlock secure, programmaticcommerce for the AI era.Built for the next era of commerce where agents buy, sell, and negotiate on our behalf.We're backed by world-class investors and are hiring exceptional engineers in SF to define the financial infrastructure for the agentic era.Learn more & join us: https://www.sapiom.ai | $15.8M | Seed | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Anecoica Studio | Anecoica Studio UG is a Berlin-based R&D company pioneering the integration of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and music therapy for mental health applications. Through its dedicated research division, Anecoica Lab, the company develops emotionally intelligent technologies that respond to users’ real-time biometric data.Theirflagship project is KÚMA—a software platform that generates adaptive therapeutic music using real-time biometric sensing and quantum-enhanced AI. The goal is to create personalized, clinically validated soundscapes that reduce stress and improve emotional balance.Mission & Vision: By 2030, Anecoica aims to make emotion-adaptive soundtracks a standard part of daily life, supporting mental health for everyone, everywhere. Their work envisions a future where sound becomes a form of digital medicine, seamlessly integrated into wearables, therapy, and immersive environments.Core Technologies & Innovation: Quantum Emotional Algorithm (QEA): A patent-pending technology combining emotion recognition and quantum pattern analysis. Biometric Sensing: Integration with EEG, HRV, and GSR sensors for real-time emotion detection. Adaptive Soundscapes: AI-generated music that dynamically responds to emotional states in <100ms latency. Clinical-Grade Architecture: Designed for use in medical therapy, neurofeedback, XR environments, and wellness apps. | $50K | Pre-Seed | Aug 23, 2025 |  |
| Viva Chefs | Marketplace for in home personal chefs |  | Seed | Jul 30, 2025 |  |
| ArcaScience | Achieving worldwide biomedical targeting, identifying adverse events, and mastering interoperability down to the tiniest form of data extraction and visualization is what ArcaScience does on a daily basis. User-friendly interface generating instant hypotheses, extracting therapeutic insights in seconds, and showing incredible graphicrepresentations to pick up any evidence made clear instantly. | $7M | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| Nawy | Nawy is Africa’s largest proptech company, transforming real estate across the MENA region with cutting-edge technology. With AI-powered search, expert in-house brokerage, and innovative financing solutions, Nawy simplifies property transactions for consumers, brokers, and developers alike. Its growing portfolio includes Nawy Shares, Nawy Now, NawyPartners, and Nawy Unlocked where it enhances accessibility, transparency, and efficiency. Nawy’s vision is to play an integral role in every real estate transaction, driving innovation and shaping the future of the industry.. | $52M | Series A | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Medmain | Medmain's mission is to create a world where medical services can be accessed with technology anywhere, anytime. We are tackling these challenges with our product, PidPort's, deep learning-powered pathology analysis and digital telepathology consultation platform. | $3.3M |  | May 08, 2025 |  |
| Tumoni | Tumoni is a fintech company that offers digital banking services through free remittances. | $2.6M | Pre-Seed | Oct 11, 2024 |  |
| Fintesa | Finesea is a SaaS platform that allows any business to compliantly collect payments in over 200 countries for their products, and services - in just 10 minutes. | $50K | Seed | Oct 02, 2024 |  |

10 of 306 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-play-munich) — VC Fund, 32 deals together
- [Hatcher+](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hatcher) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Expert Dojo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expert-dojo) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Oriza Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oriza-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

## About Plug and Play

VC Fund · Munich, Germany

Plug and Play operates as an innovation platform, connecting startups, corporations, investors, and government entities. The company facilitates accelerator programs across various industries, supporting early-stage businesses in scaling their operations. It provides venture capital investment opportunities, fostering collaboration betweenemerging companies and established enterprises. Plug and Play engages in corporate innovation initiatives, helping organizations integrate new technologies and business models. The company hosts networking events and industry summits, creating opportunities for knowledge exchange and strategic partnerships. Its ecosystem includes a global network of entrepreneurs and industry leaders focused on technological advancement.

5 contacts available at Plug and Play.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alireza Masrour | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alireza-masrour |
| Diego Hernandez | Venture Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-hernandez-b52f |
| Ivan Zgomba | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ivan-zgomba |
| Jackie Hernandez | VP of Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jackie-hernandez |
| Jojo Flores | Co-Founder & Vice President of Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jojo-flores |

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## FAQ

### What does Alireza Masrour invest in?

Alireza Masrour invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 306 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alireza Masrour's check size?

Alireza Masrour typically joins rounds of $500k–$6.5M at Seed, $100k–$1.4M at Pre-Seed and $50k–$652k at Convertible Note. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alireza Masrour participates in.

### When did Alireza Masrour last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alireza Masrour closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 306 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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