# Alireza Rahnema

> Alireza Rahnema is a seed investor at 7 Gate Ventures (Greenbrae) backing Big Data and Children. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [7 Gate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-gate-ventures)
- Location: Greenbrae, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alireza-rahnema-a430771/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/alokrez

Alireza Rahnema is a veteran entrepreneur with an accomplished background in building and managing successful businesses around the globe. Architecting his career within multiple continents and industries including manufacturing, technology and trade. Alireza now resides in San Francisco, CA.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 2 | 67% |
| Children | 1 | 33% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |
| Database | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CARFIT | CARFIT is a self-diagnostic & predictive maintenance platform in the connected car space that provides the dealers/service companies with customized lead generation and car owners with individualized predictive maintenance info on their car. CARFIT blends NVH [Noise, Vibration, and Harshness] automotive science with artificial intelligenceto create the most comprehensive library on car's vibrations. |  | Seed | Oct 11, 2018 |  |
| AVA Health Technologies | AVA Health Technologies is building a disruptive software platform that addresses challenges in pediatric care for children with acute, chronic, and rare conditions Our vision is to fill the gap in funding and focus in dedicated pediatric research and to provide a collaborative ecosystem for care that can facilitate discovery of new cures. | $1.1M | Seed | Jun 24, 2016 |  |
| NGD Systems | NGD Systems manufactures the world’s most advanced computational storage drives (CSDs) that allow customers to compute anywhere the data resides. The company provides the industry’s highest capacity NVMe CSDs that are the most power-efficient while delivering the smallest form factors. NGD System’s technology is ideal for edge computing networks,data-intensive AI/ML applications, stringent SLA environments, content delivery networks (CDNs) and hyperscale environments. |  | Series A | Feb 20, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Benhamou Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benhamou-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 7 Gate Ventures

VC Fund · Vancouver, Canada

7 Gate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups from Seed to pre-Series A in the technology industry, with a sector focus on software, SaaS, cloud services, marketplaces, mobile apps and solutions, Big Data/Analytics, Blockchain, FinTech, and HealthTech. Assembled by a group of serial entrepreneursspecializing in tech, operational expertise, and venture capital. 7 Gate Ventures brings key industry connections, decades of international venture-building experience and foresight to effectively strategize, mentor, and scale new businesses. 7 Gate Ventures was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

2 contacts available at 7 Gate Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alireza Rahnema | Principal/General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alireza-rahnema |
| Amir Vohooshi | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amir-vohooshi |

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## FAQ

### What does Alireza Rahnema invest in?

Alireza Rahnema invests primarily in Big Data, Children and Computer startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alireza Rahnema last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alireza Rahnema closed in Oct 2018. Shizune tracks 3 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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