# Faran Nouri

> Faran Nouri is a Series B investor at Lam Capital backing Manufacturing and Printing. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lam Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lam-capital)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faran-nouri-a544291/

Faran Nouri is a Series B investor at Lam Capital in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Manufacturing and Printing. Faran is responsible for overall operations for Lam Capital. She joined Lam Research after more than two decades in the semiconductor and clean technologies industries, which included experience at multiple startups. She has a solid track record of developing commercially successful products, strategic relationships, and new business opportunitiesat both startups and large companies and is currently a Board Observer for EchoPixel, Inc., and Reno Subsystems. Faran has been an invited speaker, has served on several technical committees, has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed papers, and has been granted 26 patents. She earned M.S. and B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and solid state physics at the University of Colorado in Boulder and an M.S. in management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 50% |
| Printing | 1 | 25% |
| Industrial | 1 | 25% |
| 3D Printing | 1 | 25% |
| 3D Technology | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fabric8Labs | Fabric8Labs developed a unique process that is an intuitive combination of two mature technologies: Stereo-Lithography and Electro-Deposition. | $52.8M | Series B | Feb 07, 2023 |  |
| Geminus AI | Geminus.AI provides reimaging industrial process design with artificial intelligence. | $7.4M | Seed | Jun 27, 2022 |  |
| Holo | Holo enables digital manufacturing at scale for high-quality, pure copper and other metals. Their patented technology excels at 3D printing complex geometries with specialized materials for a wide range of performance driven applications. |  | Series B | Aug 25, 2021 |  |
| Fabric8Labs | Fabric8Labs developed a unique process that is an intuitive combination of two mature technologies: Stereo-Lithography and Electro-Deposition. | $19.3M | Series A | Jul 20, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Darling Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darling-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [imec.xpand](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imec-xpand) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/schneider-electric-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TDK Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tdk-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atreides Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atreides-management-lp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Lam Capital

VC Fund · Fremont, United States

Lam Capital invests in innovative companies that are addressing some of today’s most challenging, high-impact problems. From the industrialization of life sciences to the advancement of industrial automation, they support important technologies that are disrupting their respective industries. Their expertise in advanced nanoscale systemsengineering and technology innovation guide their portfolio companies to create new realities for an ever-changing world.

4 contacts available at Lam Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Haskell | investment director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-haskell-bb25 |
| Faran Nouri | Managing Director & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faran-nouri |
| Jeff Marks | Corporate VP Emerging Businesses | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-marks-f57c |
| Paul Lam | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-lam-f451 |

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## FAQ

### What does Faran Nouri invest in?

Faran Nouri invests primarily in Manufacturing, Printing and Industrial startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Faran Nouri last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Faran Nouri closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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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