Soraya is a Founder and Managing Partner of TMV – a global early-stage venture firm with 230 million in AUM across TMV Funds I-III and TMV: Lifecycles. TMV backs innovation reshaping legacy industries.
She built the firm to enable breakthrough entrepreneurs with the capital and go-to-market expertise required to reach a major inflection point of growth.
Soraya has invested into over 100 startups over her career, including: Anthropic, AMI Labs, Chronicle Bio, Lovable, FIGS, Novellia, Cityblock, Resultid, Weave Bio, Roon, Slingshot AI, Ridwell, Casper, Hungryroot, Mavely, Topline Pro, Smalls, Ours Privacy, Trackstar, Nodal, Gimlet Media, Yield. Pre-IPO, Cloudflare.
She began her career at The New York Times, where she positioned the global news leader on social networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, partnered with startups large and small, and established award-winning campaigns.
She went on to co-found the application Foodspotting, named by Apple and Wired Magazine as an “App of the Year," later acquired by OpenTable, then Priceline.
Soraya graduated with high honors from Georgetown University and completed the Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Soraya currently serves on the Board of Directors for Kennedy Human Rights, Bridge, Resultid, Tali AI.
Outside of TMV you will find Soraya on the beaches of La Baule, France collecting sea glass with her daughters, or at home with her family Brooklyn, often cooking dinner or creating a new playlist.
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Speaking | Media | Awards:
- Featured on the the cover of Brand Week (2008)
- Thrice named “Mentor of the Year" at TechStars New York (2010, 2012)
- Featured on the cover of Fast Company Magazine (2010)
- Inc. Magazine "30 Under 30" (2010)
- Fortune Magazine "40 Under 40" (2012)
- World Economic Forum "Young Global Leader" (2014-2020)
- Georgetown "GEMA" Award: Investor of the Year (2024)
- Four-time featured speaker at The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland (2016, 2018)
- Keynote speaker with The American Program Bureau (2009 - )
- Founder of the largest global network of women emerging fund managers, "Transact Global"
- TMV named Time Magazine “Top Venture Capital Firms" (2025)
- Named to Private Equity International and Venture Capital Journal’s "100 Woman of Influence” (2025)
