Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Pathlight VenturesCheck size: $500K-$5M early-stage checks were disclosed under the firm's prior Exponent Founders Capital name.
Mahdi Raza invests or supports investments through Pathlight Ventures's published strategy: Make a small number of high-conviction early-stage investments in opinionated founders, then help with product, customers, market development and early hiring.
Mission-driven founders in security, accelerated computing, health, capital markets, regulated enterprise modernization, the physical world and go-to-market infrastructure.
No formal pass list is public. High-volume passive investing and opportunities outside the firm's published thematic markets appear less aligned.
Anchor the pitch in one of Pathlight's requests for startups, show the customer and market inflection, product advantage, founder conviction and where hands-on help unlocks revenue or hiring.
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Mahdi Raza is listed by Pathlight Ventures as Co-Founder and Managing Partner. Co-founder of the firm formerly known as Exponent Founders Capital and the lead named on Pathlight's current official site.