Kayvan Baroumand

Overview

Kayvan Baroumand is a venture capital investor and entrepreneur based in the United States. He is the founder and president of SignalRank, a fintech company specializing in venture capital investments. SignalRank utilizes data analytics to allocate capital to top-performing seed fund managers, employing proprietary algorithms like GPRank and CompanyRank to automate capital allocation. The company invests from its balance sheet and serves seed-stage investors with outstanding portfolios. SignalRank was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company has raised a total of $19,022,400 across two funding rounds, including a Series A round of $13,922,400 in May 2025. Notable investors include Candou Ventures, Tim Draper, Vinton Cerf, Sanjay Jha, and Ray Lane. Prior to founding SignalRank, Baroumand served as the Chief Operating Officer of Plug and Play Tech Center, a business accelerator that supported over 1,000 companies. He also founded and served as CEO of GSVLabs (now known as OneValley), a global innovation platform supporting startups, corporations, investors, governments, and universities. Additionally, Baroumand was an investment manager at Amidzad Ventures, a seed-stage investment firm with a portfolio of over 50 early-stage companies, including notable investments in Danger (acquired by Microsoft), PayPal (acquired by eBay), and Sendori (acquired by Ask.com).

Investment Focus

• Seed-stage companies
• High-growth potential
• Innovative technologies
• Scalable business models
• Strong management teams
• Global market opportunities
• Diverse and inclusive teams
• Sustainable and socially responsible practices
• Clear exit strategies
• Competitive market positioning

Portfolio Companies