About
Alex Yassen is the founder and CEO of Parabola, an automation software company that converts natural-language instructions into workflows without coding. Before founding Parabola, Yassen worked as a strategy consultant. The company focuses on processes involving unstructured data, such as inventory reconciliation, freight and parcel audits, order consolidation, and SKU standardization and mapping, and its customers include Uber Freight, Volcom, Chubbies, Flexport, and Rhone.
Founder & CEO at Parabola
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Parabola's investors · 8
Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checks · since 2023FlexportSan Francisco · $2.5M – $20M checks · since 2023Good FriendsSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checks · since 2023MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023Merus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checks · since 2023OpenView Venture PartnersBoston · $5M – $20M checksThrivesince 2023Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2023
Experience
- ParabolaFounder and CEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StealthCo-Founder2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Monitor DeloitteStrategy & Operations Consultant2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Deloitte DigitalTechnology Analyst2011
- ClarisonicEcommerce Intern2008 — 2010
- Cold Standard, Inc.Marketing and Accounting Intern2006 — 2007
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel9JavaScript6Node.js6Objective-C4Java5HTML 53CSS33MongoDB2Microsoft Powerpoint3Photoshop2PowerPoint4React1
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StrategyAnalysisPublic SpeakingEntrepreneurshipFinancial AnalysisFinancial ModelingData AnalyticsMarketingStart-upsiOS developmentE-commerceData AnalysisFrom Alex's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Yassen?
- Alex Yassen is the founder and CEO of Parabola, an automation software company that converts natural-language instructions into workflows without coding. Before founding Parabola, Yassen worked as a strategy consultant. The company focuses on processes involving unstructured data, such as inventory reconciliation, freight and parcel audits, order consolidation, and SKU standardization and mapping, and its customers include Uber Freight, Volcom, Chubbies, Flexport, and Rhone.
- Where does Alex Yassen work?
- Alex Yassen is Founder & CEO of Parabola.
- What companies did Alex Yassen found?
- Alex Yassen founded Parabola.
- Where did Alex Yassen go to school?
- Alex Yassen studied at University of Southern California (B.S., Finance and Management); AngelPad (Founder Alumni of AngelPad, Founder School Entrepreneurship).
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