# Shahram Tafazoli

> Shahram Tafazoli is a seed investor at Motion Metrics backing Energy. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Motion Metrics
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

Shahram Tafazoli is a seed investor at Motion Metrics focused on Energy and Robotics.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Commercial | 1 | 33% |
| Industrial | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Castofly |  | $401.8K | Angel | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| A&K Robotics | A&K Robotics was founded on a shared belief that robotic technologies has the potential to drastically improve Their world and quality of life. They see the future with unique eyes, pushing the boundaries of robotics and seeking real-life applications of new technologies. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2020 |  |
| Validere | Validere is a measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) SaaS company that helps energy organizations transform disconnected, incomplete emissions data into clear and immediately actionable pathways to financial and environmental value. Modernize your carbon tracking and reporting with an emissions management platform built by industry experts. | $1M | Seed | Apr 11, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NEXT Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-next-36) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Threshold Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/threshold-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [WUTIF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wutif) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Motion Metrics

VC Fund · Vancouver, Canada

Motion Metrics is Canadian technology company that uses its expertise in artificial intelligence and computer vision to improve mine safety, productivity, and energy efficiency. We offer missing tooth detection for shovels and loaders, tooth wear monitoring and payload monitoring for shovels, boulder detection for haul trucks, and particle sizeanalysis for shovels, trucks, conveyor belts, and in a portable format. Our market-leading solutions have been installed at more than 60 mines across six continents and are trusted by the world's largest mining companies. Motion Metrics has offices in Canada, Chile, South Africa, Australia, and Russia to provide fast, localized support to our customers.

2 contacts available at Motion Metrics.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shahram Tafazoli | Founder, President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shahram-tafazoli |
| Yener Duran | Data Processing Team Lead | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Shahram Tafazoli invest in?

Shahram Tafazoli invests primarily in Energy, Robotics and Software startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Shahram Tafazoli last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shahram Tafazoli closed in Apr 2023. 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.

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