Réza Malekzadeh

Réza Malekzadeh is a General Partner at Partech Ventures based in Paris, France, where he focuses on enterprise software, SaaS, and data infrastructure investments. He leads funding rounds at the Series A stage and beyond, writing checks ranging from $200,000 to $50 million for technology startups. Before transitioning to venture capital, Malekzadeh spent over 20 years as a technology operator, notably joining VMware as an early employee in 1998 before co-founding and successfully selling two independent startups. At Partech, he has directed investments and managed board responsibilities for numerous portfolio companies, including CloudQuery, Akeneo, and Platform.sh. His recent track record includes overseeing successful 2025 exits for SideCare and Memfault while closing new deals in the European tech ecosystem. Malekzadeh leverages his extensive operational background to scale enterprise software companies across the French and Silicon Valley technology markets.