Sahar Shirazi
Principal at Valar Ventures LLC
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Member on Board of Directors
2024 - Current
Principal & Counsel
2022
Valar Ventures is a NYC based venture capital firm focused on identifying and investing in high-growth, financial services technology companies with the potential to become multi-billion dollar enterprises within 5-7 years of initial investment.
Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies.
Mentor
2024
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Associate, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Group
2018 - 2022
Member of Corporate, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies practice group. Representing private and public companies on transactional matters, including venture capital, seed/angel financings; public and private offerings; asset and stock acquisitions; debt financings and mergers and acquisitions. Advising on complex securities matters, corporate governance matters, joint venture and strategic transactions, and general legal issues. Providing strategic insight and counsel to venture capital funds, institutional investors and entrepreneurs on a broad array of issues, including general business strategy, organizational matters, equity financings, employment, and related matters. Representing issuers and underwriters in public financings, including IPOs, secondary and follow-on equity offerings, crowdfunding, private equity and debt placements, at-the-market offerings, exchange offers, issuances in connection with corporate reorganizations and restructuring, and preparing SEC reporting documents.
Associate, Venture Tech & US Startups Group
2017 - 2018
Member of the Ventures Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice, practicing general securities and corporate law, with an emphasis on the representation of public and private companies in several industries including technology, entertainment, life sciences, and financial services. Represented clients in a variety of corporate governance issues, private placements, venture capital equity financings, and acquisition transactions.
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Corporate Associate
2015 - 2017
Capital Markets and Securities Practice
Reed Smith is a law firm, representing many companies in complex litigation and other high-stakes disputes and more.
Legal Intern
2014 - 2015
Special Prosecutions Unit - Financial Fraud and White Collar Crime
Summer Associate
2014 - 2014
Reed Smith is a law firm, representing many companies in complex litigation and other high-stakes disputes and more.
Legal Intern
2011 - 2012
Conducted extensive research for ongoing acquisitions case relating to political/economic situation in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (circa 2004)- compiled, analyzed research and wrote reports. Translated judicial opinions from International Court of Justice from French to English.
Helps formulate U.S. policy on the prevention of, responses to, and accountability for mass atrocities.
Independent Contractor
2011 - 2012
Education
BS
2008 - 2012
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
2012 - 2015