# Farzad Soleimani

> Farzad Soleimani is a seed investor at 1984 Ventures (Houston) backing Software and Agentic AI. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [1984 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1984-ventures)
- Location: Houston, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farzadsoleimani/

Farzad Soleimani is a seed investor at 1984 Ventures in Houston focused on Software and Agentic AI. Farzad Soleimani is the Healthcare Partner at 1984 Ventures. He has over 15 years of experience at the intersection of healthcare and entrepreneurship. He is the founder of eTherapi, a pioneering telemedicine company, and the founding co-director of the Texas Medical Center Biodesign Innovation Program.Farzad started his investing career at MohrDavidow Ventures, completed his residency training at Baylor, and earned his MBA, MD, MS, and BS from Stanford University. He is on faculty at Baylor Medical School, Rice Business School, and Rice Bioengineering Department.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Agentic AI | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Katalyze AI | Katalyze AI develops artificial intelligence software for the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. Its platform connects raw material, laboratory, and manufacturing data to support process monitoring, quality management, and production workflows. The company uses purpose-built AI models to analyze bioprocess data, identify process deviations,and provide insights that help improve manufacturing efficiency while supporting regulatory compliance. Its software integrates with existing laboratory and manufacturing systems, enabling organizations to consolidate data and automate parts of their biomanufacturing operations. | $10.5M | Seed | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| Understood Care | Understood Care provides virtual patient advocates for Medicare beneficiaries to simplify healthcare navigation. These advocates assist with tasks like scheduling appointments, arranging transportation. | $3.4M | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bonfire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonfire-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inovia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ripple Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ripple-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 1984 Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

1984 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that seeks to invest in fintech, healthcare, SaaS, e-commerce, and consumer sectors.

5 contacts available at 1984 Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ramy Adeeb | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ramy-adeeb |
| Aaron Michel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-michel |
| Farzad Soleimani | Healthcare Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/farzad-soleimani |
| Ogi Kavazovic | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ogi-kavazovic-7ca7 |
| Ramy Adeeb | Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alaa-abdel-latif |

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## FAQ

### What does Farzad Soleimani invest in?

Farzad Soleimani invests primarily in Software, Agentic AI and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Farzad Soleimani last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Farzad Soleimani closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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