# Shahram Seyedin-Noor

> Shahram Seyedin-Noor is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur and investor, founder and managing partner of Civilization Ventures. Previously co-founder and CEO of GraphDive, he also served as founding CFO and vice president of corporate development at NextBio. His background spans corporate law, investment banking and company building, with an economics degree from Pomona College and a JD from Harvard Law School.

- **Role:** Founder and Managing Partner at Civilization Ventures
- **Organizations:** Civilization Ventures, GraphDive, NextBio, Inspirna (formerly Rgenix), Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Cooley, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- **From:** Tehran, Iran
- **Education:** BA in Economics, Pomona College, JD, Harvard Law School
- **Known for:** Led the 175-member Harvard International Law Journal as editor-in-chief., Co-founded GraphDive, a social analytics company later acquired by Sociable Labs., Served as founding CFO and VP of Corporate Development at NextBio, later acquired by Illumina.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Graduated from Pomona College with a BA in economics.
- **1999** — Earned a Harvard Law School JD and joined Wilson Sonsini.
- **2000-2002** — Worked at Goldman Sachs, according to Dealroom career records.
- **2002-2005** — Worked at Cooley, according to Dealroom career records.
- **2005-2006** — Vice president at Bank of America, according to Dealroom career records.
- **2006-2009** — Founding CFO and VP of Corporate Development at NextBio.
- **2011** — Co-founded GraphDive with Sina Sohangir and served as CEO.
- **2012** — GraphDive disclosed more than $1 million in funding.
- **2013** — GraphDive raised an additional $2 million.
- **2014** — GraphDive was acquired by Sociable Labs.
- **2017** — Founded Civilization Ventures, initially with a $1 million pilot seed fund.

## Achievements

- Led the 175-member Harvard International Law Journal as editor-in-chief.
- Co-founded GraphDive, a social analytics company later acquired by Sociable Labs.
- Served as founding CFO and VP of Corporate Development at NextBio, later acquired by Illumina.
- Founded Civilization Ventures; its website currently reports over $200 million in capital managed and partnerships with over 70 companies.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Appeared on First Funders in an episode published May 14, 2026.
- **2025-02** — Featured in BioVenture VoiCes Episode 13, discussing his refugee upbringing, early career and the founding of Civilization Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://www.civilizationventures.com/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahramseyedinnoor/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ShahramSN

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Last updated: 2026-10-25