Safa A. Rashtchy
Oprichter bij Think+ Ventures Management LLC
Profiel
Safa Rashtchy is the founder and Managing Partner of Think + Ventures, a thesis-based and research-driven early-stage fund in Silicon Valley.
Safa has been a Silicon Valley investor, advisors, and board member for over 12 years and has invested in over 60 companies.
His investments include Bina Technologies (acquired by Roach), Tubi.tv (acquired by Fox Media), Nimble VR (acquired by Facebook), and several other exists.
Safa is an advisor/board observer to Snapwire, Spry Health, Axgen, and Contilio.
His thesis on consumer value proposition and market-driven investments have been at the core of Think + Ventures.
Safa pioneered the concept of “Teen Focus Groups” for internet and online trends and has continued his mission to encourage companies to get close to their customer and to listen to them.
Safa has worked with and advised numerous public companies during his Wall Street years, including Google, Alibaba, Netflix, Yahoo, and others.
From 1997 until 2007, Safa was a Managing Director at Piper Jaffray and Company.
He led the firm’s expansion efforts in the Internet industry and its expansion to China, as well as active involvement with leading Internet and technology companies.
Safa enjoyed top ranking and recognition from Wall Street, including three consecutive years of the prestigious Institutional Investor (II) ranking, as well as top rankings for stock picks and earnings estimates.
In 2007, Safa was named the Investment Analyst of the Year and received the 2007 New Economy Award from iResearch in China.
In 2002, Safa was named to The Wall Street Journal’s ”Best on the Street” analyst survey and was also a winner in Institutional Investor magazine’s “Home Run Hitters of 2001? top stock pickers list.
Safa holds a Master’s degree in business administration, summa cum laude, from Boston University, and a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from Purdue University.
Actieve functies van Safa A. Rashtchy
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Capshare Media, Inc.
 Capshare Media, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Capshare Media, Inc. engages in computer software development and applications. The company was founded by Pejman Makhfi and Behzad Kashani in 2013 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Directeur/Bestuurslid | 01-12-2013 |
Think+ Ventures Management LLC
 Think+ Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Think+ Ventures Management LLC( Thinkplus) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Safa Rashtchy. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Oprichter | - |
ApplyBoard, Inc.
 ApplyBoard, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services ApplyBoard, Inc. provides online application for students to apply for universities and colleges. The company was founded by Martin Basiri, Meti Basiri and Sina Sadeghian in 2015 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada. | Consultant / Adviseur | 01-11-2017 |
Tubi, Inc.
 Tubi, Inc. Cable/Satellite TVConsumer Services Tubi, Inc. provides movie and television streaming services. It develops a monetization platform for content producers and advertisers. The company was founded by Farhad Massoudi and Thomas Ahn Hicks in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consultant / Adviseur | 01-01-2014 |
Snapwire Media, Inc.
 Snapwire Media, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Snapwire Media, Inc. develops and operates software platform for photographers. It allows buyers to post their image requests and photographers. The company was founded by Chad Robert Newell and Sky Gilbar in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. | Consultant / Adviseur | 01-01-2017 |
| Trayt Health | Consultant / Adviseur | 01-08-2015 |
Clever Sense, Inc.
 Clever Sense, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Clever Sense, Inc. develops software applications for mobile devices. The company was founded by Nima Asgharbeygi and Babak Pahlavan and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Consultant / Adviseur | 01-01-2012 |
| Early Bird Alert, Inc. | Consultant / Adviseur | 01-01-2012 |
Spry Health, Inc.
 Spry Health, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Spry Health, Inc. develops transformative digital health solutions that enable patients to get the right care at the right time. The company creates a new channel of information from the most vulnerable patients through wearable technology. The firm provides health care organizations with analytics to allow for better care of their patients, decrease hospital admissions, and reduce spending. Spry Health was founded by Elad Ferber and Pierre-Jean Cobut in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Consultant / Adviseur | - |
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Opleiding van Safa A. Rashtchy
| Boston University | Masters Business Admin |
| Purdue University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker)
 Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology. | Finance |
Piper Jaffray Cos.
 Piper Jaffray Cos. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Piper Jaffray Cos. is an investment bank and asset management firm, which engages in the provision of equity and debt capital markets products; public finance services; financial advisory services; equity research and institutional brokerage; fixed income institutional brokerage; and asset management services. It operates through Capital Markets and Asset Management segment. The Capital Markets segment focuses on investment banking and institutional sales, trading and research services for various equity and fixed income products. The Asset Management segment gives traditional asset management business and seed investments in registered and private funds. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Finance |
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Clever Sense, Inc.
Clever Sense, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Clever Sense, Inc. develops software applications for mobile devices. The company was founded by Nima Asgharbeygi and Babak Pahlavan and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Qwiki, Inc.
 Qwiki, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Qwiki, Inc. provides an online information platform. The firm's technology transforms data into rich-media narratives, delivering an information experience. The company was founded by Douglas Imbruce, Jay Oh, Gregory Smith and Louis Monier in October 2009 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
Tubi, Inc.
Tubi, Inc. Cable/Satellite TVConsumer Services Tubi, Inc. provides movie and television streaming services. It develops a monetization platform for content producers and advertisers. The company was founded by Farhad Massoudi and Thomas Ahn Hicks in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Services |
YouEye, Inc.
 YouEye, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services YouEye, Inc. provides qualitative analytics and research. Its cloud-based SaaS platform empowers companies to quickly identify the greatest opportunities for optimizing their product, marketing, and eCommerce programs. The firm specializes in mobile optimization, behavior recognition and sentiment analysis, and native environment testing. The company was founded by Kyle Henderson in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Commercial Services |
Capshare Media, Inc.
Capshare Media, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Capshare Media, Inc. engages in computer software development and applications. The company was founded by Pejman Makhfi and Behzad Kashani in 2013 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Technology Services |
Triptrotting, Inc.
 Triptrotting, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Triptrotting, Inc. operates a community of travelers and local hosts for university students, alums and young professionals. Its services include local discovery, recommendations, city guide and social networking. The company was founded by Aigerim Duiseneyeva, Shana Zheng and Shawn Faison in August 2009 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA. | Technology Services |
Icanbuy Corp.
 Icanbuy Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Icanbuy Corp. provides loan search engine. The company was founded by Augustine Flores and Alex Aydin in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA. | Technology Services |
Passban Corp.
 Passban Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PassBan was founded in March 2012. PassBan was born with the vision to transform smart devices into "companions customers' can trust." The company wants to replace traditional password & key fob (token) based security with flexible & modern multi-factor verification (voice/face/motion/location/token/password). The goal is to put the user in control of deciding which combinations of verifications they want to use. To achieve this goal PassBan created Passboard, a fresh ground-up mobile solution that focuses on natively protecting mobile apps and sites.Passboard allows users to protect themselves without having to change the mobile sites and apps they use everyday. The team is passionate about building multi-factor verification security with the user in mind. PassBan has completed its Series A financing thru private investors & friends of the company. Headquarter in SOMA, San Francisco, PassBan draws talent from around the world. At PassBan, engineers, designers and product specialists join to create next generation security for customers' mobile devices and applications. The company is always on the lookout for driven individuals passionate about revolutionizing mobile security. | Technology Services |
Local Motion, Inc. (California)
 Local Motion, Inc. (California) Other TransportationTransportation Local Motion, Inc. (California) provides transport. Its services include lock and unlock remotely, control access on the fly, handle maintenance with ease, keep tabs on your vehicles, get alerts that matter and make better decisions. The company was founded by John Stanfield and Clement Gires in 2010 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Transportation |
ApplyBoard, Inc.
ApplyBoard, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services ApplyBoard, Inc. provides online application for students to apply for universities and colleges. The company was founded by Martin Basiri, Meti Basiri and Sina Sadeghian in 2015 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada. | Technology Services |
Snapwire Media, Inc.
Snapwire Media, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Snapwire Media, Inc. develops and operates software platform for photographers. It allows buyers to post their image requests and photographers. The company was founded by Chad Robert Newell and Sky Gilbar in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. | Technology Services |
Spry Health, Inc.
Spry Health, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Spry Health, Inc. develops transformative digital health solutions that enable patients to get the right care at the right time. The company creates a new channel of information from the most vulnerable patients through wearable technology. The firm provides health care organizations with analytics to allow for better care of their patients, decrease hospital admissions, and reduce spending. Spry Health was founded by Elad Ferber and Pierre-Jean Cobut in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Think+ Ventures Management LLC
Think+ Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Think+ Ventures Management LLC( Thinkplus) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Safa Rashtchy. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Clusterone, Inc.
 Clusterone, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Clusterone, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Contilio Ltd.
 Contilio Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Contilio Ltd. operates artificial intelligence analytics platform to empower construction industry. The company was founded on June 25, 2018 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Axgen, Inc.
 Axgen, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Axgen, Inc. engages in the provision of genetic risk analysis for injuries. The company was founded by Stuart Kim and Andrew Roos and is headquartered in Stanford, CA. | Health Services |
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