# Solmaz Shahalizadeh

> Solmaz Shahalizadeh is a seed investor at Backbone Angels backing Software and Banking. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Backbone Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backbone-angels)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/solmazshahalizadeh
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/solmaz_sh
- Website: https://x.com/solmaz_sh

Solmaz Shahalizadeh is a seed investor at Backbone Angels focused on Software and Banking. Solmaz Shahalizadeh is the VP, Head of Data at Shopify. She attended McGill University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| Freelance | 1 | 50% |
| Developer Tools | 1 | 50% |
| Content Creators | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gadget | Gadget is the fastest way for developers to build apps. We handle the boilerplate and the busywork, and leave you with only the business logic to code. | $8.5M | Seed | Dec 08, 2021 |  |
| Wethos | Wethos Virtual Studios™ make it easy to confidently team up and transform your one-person shop into a full-service studio. | $8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 23, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clocktower Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clocktower-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [f7 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f7-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FullCircle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fullcircle-c7b1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Javelin Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javelin-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Backbone Angels

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Backbone Angels is a collective of angel investors. The firm was founded in 2021 and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

5 contacts available at Backbone Angels.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Arati Sharma | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arati-sharma |
| Brittany Forsyth | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brittany-forsyth |
| Lynsey Thornton | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lynsey-thornton |
| Marcie Murray | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcie-murray |
| Solmaz Shahalizadeh | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/solmaz-shahalizadeh |

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## FAQ

### What does Solmaz Shahalizadeh invest in?

Solmaz Shahalizadeh invests primarily in Software, Banking and Freelance startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Solmaz Shahalizadeh last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Solmaz Shahalizadeh closed in Dec 2021. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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