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Shawn Merani

VC Partner, Parade Ventures

Location

United States, North America

Check Size

$1M - $1M

Investment Stage

Pre Seed
Seed

Focus Areas

AI
Real Estate/PropTech
SMB Software
FinTech
Social Networks

About Investor

Shawn Merani is the founder and managing partner at Parade Ventures based in Los Gatos, California, focusing on seed and pre-seed investments primarily in SMB software and social networks with typical check sizes around $1 million. His recent investments include Northstar and FlowFi. Prior to founding Parade Ventures, Shawn held senior roles in corporate development and business development at ReachLocal and has a background in investment banking with experience at Savvian and HSBC. He is also a guest lecturer at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and co-founder of Flight Ventures.

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