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Nazanin Daneshvar

Nazanin Daneshvar

Nazanin Daneshvar founded Iranian e-commerce company Takhfifan and is a Partner at Angel Invest, focusing on AI and software.

About

Nazanin Daneshvar founded Iranian e-commerce company Takhfifan and is a Partner at Angel Invest, focusing on AI and software.

Current Work

Partner, Angel Invest

Nazanin Daneshvar moved from software development into entrepreneurship when she founded Takhfifan, an Iranian e-commerce platform. Building the company gave her experience in product development, hiring and fundraising in a demanding operating environment. She is now a Partner at Angel Invest, where her investment focus includes early-stage AI and software companies.

Angel Invest names Artifact AI, Sapiom and Epiminds among her investments. Daneshvar was selected for UNCTAD’s first eTrade for Women Advocates cohort in 2019, reflecting her work with women in e-commerce. Sifted included her in its 2025 list of women in European technology.

Experience Nazanin brings to founders

  1. AI and software
  2. Product development
  3. Early-stage fundraising
  4. Company scaling
  5. Inclusive entrepreneurship

Operating and investing experience

A selection of companies and roles connected to Nazanin Daneshvar.

Ventures

Angel Invest

Partner

Takhfifan

Founder and former CEO

Highlights

  1. Founded Takhfifan, an Iranian e-commerce platform.
  2. Selected for UNCTAD’s first eTrade for Women Advocates cohort.
  3. Included in Sifted’s 2025 list of women in European technology.

Questionsfounders ask aboutNazanin Daneshvar

Who is Nazanin Daneshvar?

Nazanin Daneshvar founded Iranian e-commerce company Takhfifan and is a Partner at Angel Invest, focusing on AI and software.

What experience does Nazanin Daneshvar bring to mentoring?

Their experience spans AI and software, product development, early-stage fundraising, company scaling and inclusive entrepreneurship.

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