Investing Profile

Zavain Dar

InvestorVCFounder
investing in tech and life science companies
dimensioncap.comNew York, New York
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Current Investing Position
Dimension Capital Investor
Investment Range
$500K - $50.0M
Sweet Spot
$25.0M
Investments On Record
37
Current Fund Size
$350M

Zavain Dar is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Zavain Dar's Investments On Record (19)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Chai Discovery
Series CJul 2026$400M
$630M
Co-investors: Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst), Elena Viboch (General Catalyst), Fred Ehrsam (Paradigm), Patrick Grady (Sequoia Capital), Greg Yap (Menlo Ventures), Lachy Groom (Physical Intelligence), Annie Lamont (Oak HC/FT), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital), Ilya Fushman (Kleiner Perkins)
Earendil Labs
Series UnknownMar 2026$790M
$790M
Congruence Therapeutics
Series UnknownMar 2026$40M
$140M
Co-investors: David Bonita (OrbiMed), Nancy Harrison (Amplitude Ventures), Michelle Scarborough (BDC Venture Capital)
Enveda Biosciences
Series DSep 2025$150M
Series CNov 2024$130M
Series BDec 2022$55M
Series AJun 2021$51M
$500M
Co-investors: Rohit Sharma (True Ventures), Christian Scherrer (Kinnevik), Pablo Lubroth (Future Planet Capital), Pegah Ebrahimi (FPV Ventures), Matthew De Silva (Builders VC), rajiv chegu (Serent Capital), Henry Kravis, Chris Gibson
Nomic
Series BSep 2024$42M
Series ADec 2021$17M
$76M
Co-investors: Alex Iskold (2048 Ventures), Daniella Kranjac (AVANT BIO), Peter Bordes (Trajectory Ventures), Naval Ravikant (Sm4rt Predictive Systems), Amjad Masad, Lukas Biewald
Anagenex
Series AJun 2022$30M
$30M
Co-investors: George C. Petrocheilos (Catalio Capital Management)
Creyon Bio
Series AMar 2022$40M
$40M
Co-investors: Kiersten Stead (DCVC Bio)
Clarifai
Series COct 2021$60M
Series BOct 2016$30M
Series AApr 2015$10M
$100M
Co-investors: Albert Wenger (Union Square Ventures), Andrew Schoen (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)), Erik Nordlander (GV (Google Ventures)), Matt Murphy (Menlo Ventures), Steve Sloane (Menlo Ventures), Jan Erik Solem (Berkeley SkyDeck)

Zavain Dar's Experience

Partner Lux Capital2014 - 2022
Mentor Boost VC2014 - 2016
Venture Capitalist Innovation Endeavors2013 - 2014
Adjunct Instructor Stanford University2013 - 2013

Zavain Dar's Education

Stanford University Master of Science (MS) Theoretical Computer Science
Stanford University Master of Arts (Leave of Absence) Philosophy and Logic
Stanford University BS Symbolic Systems
University of Oxford O.W.L. Defense Against the Dark Arts