# TRANSFORM VC

> TRANSFORM VC is a San Francisco venture capital investment and advisory firm backing overlooked technology founders with defensible businesses and measurable social or climate goals. It combines investing with founder support, impact-metric development, a fellowship, and the Impact a Billion community initiative.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Raed Masri (Founder & Managing Partner), Rama Chakaki (Co-founder (described in 2022 coverage); Partner on company website), Muna AbuSulayman (Co-founder (described in 2022 coverage); Partner on company website)
- **Products:** Venture capital investment and advisory, Impact Acceleration Program, Interns & Fellows Program, Impact a Billion, Women in Tech series
- **Notable:** Co-led aiXplain’s $8 million seed round with Calibrate Ventures in April 2023., Company reports 100 fellows across 10 cohorts on its undated impact page., Company reports Impact a Billion activity in 13 cities across the United States and Canada.

## Products & services

- **Venture capital investment and advisory** — Early-stage technology investment and founder guidance, emphasizing defensibility, network effects, and measurable impact. Geographic investment focus stated as the United States and Canada in February 2024.
- **Impact Acceleration Program** — Helps founders develop impact metrics relevant to their industries.
- **Interns & Fellows Program** — Unpaid, volunteer three-month program, renewable for another three months, with startup evaluation, research, founder meetings and investment exposure.
- **Impact a Billion** — Roadshow and community initiative incubated by Rama Chakaki and Raed Masri in 2022 to connect founders, investors and ecosystem organizations.
- **Women in Tech series** — Editorial interviews with women founders, investors and technology innovators; launched with iSono Health founder and CTO Shadi Saberi.

## Achievements

- Co-led aiXplain’s $8 million seed round with Calibrate Ventures in April 2023.
- Company reports 100 fellows across 10 cohorts on its undated impact page.
- Company reports Impact a Billion activity in 13 cities across the United States and Canada.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Launched Women in Tech interview series with iSono Health founder and CTO Shadi Saberi.
- **2025-02** — Published reflections from fellows who joined the January 2025 cohort.
- **2024-10** — Published takeaways from the Include Impact Conference attended by Rama Chakaki and Quinn Novels.

## Links

- Website: https://transform.vc/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transform-vc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/transformvc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@transformvc

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Last updated: 2026-10-27