# Somayeh Taheri

> Somayeh Taheri is a pre-seed investor at UrbanChain backing Energy and GreenTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [UrbanChain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/urbanchain)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/somayehtaheri

Somayeh Taheri is a CEO and Co-Founder at UrbanChain.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 100% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UrbanChain | The Leading Global Blockchain Infrastructure-Based P2P Exchange For Renewable Generators And Consumers UrbanChain has developed an innovative energy exchange system, harnessing the power of blockchain, AI and IoT, in order to create local energy markets. UrbanChain's solution offers significant savings in energy bills for consumers, bringsrenewable energy generators of all size to the mainstream market, and enables large consumers to meet their net zero carbon emission target. UrbanChain's solution is regulated with Ofgem and Innovation Link. We are growing in the UK market and all over the glob and offer values to energy markets by dis-intermediating the energy market and streamlining the connection between renewables and consumers. | $458K | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About UrbanChain

VC Fund · Manchester, United Kingdom

The Leading Global Blockchain Infrastructure-Based P2P Exchange For Renewable Generators And Consumers UrbanChain has developed an innovative energy exchange system, harnessing the power of blockchain, AI and IoT, in order to create local energy markets. UrbanChain's solution offers significant savings in energy bills for consumers, bringsrenewable energy generators of all size to the mainstream market, and enables large consumers to meet their net zero carbon emission target. UrbanChain's solution is regulated with Ofgem and Innovation Link. We are growing in the UK market and all over the glob and offer values to energy markets by dis-intermediating the energy market and streamlining the connection between renewables and consumers.

3 contacts available at UrbanChain.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mo Hajhashem | Chief Commercial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-mo-hajhashem |
| Somayeh Taheri | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-somayeh-taheri |
| Ayesha Naureen | Chief Information Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayesha-naureen-00d7 |

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## FAQ

### What does Somayeh Taheri invest in?

Somayeh Taheri invests primarily in Energy, GreenTech and Blockchain startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Somayeh Taheri last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Somayeh Taheri closed in Oct 2018. Shizune tracks 1 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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