Eli Safaie-Kia

Eli is a startup and venture capital Swiss army knife. He combines creative ideas for growth with technical know-how and a strong ability for quantitative problem-solving. Eli brings a keen eye to the selection process, insightful diligence, and persuasive negotiation to ensure funds find and invest in the best deals. Eli has prior experience as both an operator and an investor. Having scaled and grown early-stage startups, he understands the challenges that founding teams face. As an investor, he sourced, vetted, and diligenced countless deals, directly as a part of the investment committee.