About
Babak Poushanchi is Founder and Managing Partner of Cota Capital, a San Francisco-based technology investment firm. His career includes roles as Venture Partner at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator in New York, Co-Founder and Co-Portfolio Manager of Newbrook Capital (a global long/short equity fund), Investment Analyst at Karsch Capital, and Investment Associate at Indosuez Capital. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University.
Experience
- Cota CapitalFounder and Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco
- ER AcceleratorVenture Partnercurrent2010 — present
- Atheer LabsInvestorcurrent2013 — present
- AdRise, IncInvestor2014 — 2024
- GetaroundInvestor2011 — 2024
- Fanatic Sports Corp.Founder2011 — 2014
- QwikiInvestor2011 — 2013
- Newbrook Capital AdvisorsCo-Founder2005 — 2010New York, NY
- Karsch Capital ManagementAnalyst2004 — 2005New York, NY
- Indosuez CapitalAssociate2000 — 2003New York, NY
- PaineWebberInvestment Banking Analyst1998 — 1999New York City
Education
- Northwestern UniversityB.A., Economics1994 — 1998
Skills & more
Private EquityVenture CapitalFundraising4Product Marketing2Entrepreneurship19Financial Modeling5Start-ups15Investments5Hedge Funds1Buy-side3Strategic Partnerships8Mergers & Acquisitions4
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Colleagues at Cota Capital
Adit Singh
Partner at Cota Capital
Albert Azout
Partner at Cota Capital
Allison Chapman
Director of Administration at Cota Capital
Arif Farooqui
Vice President, Finance at Cota Capital
Ashkan Marsh
Principal at Cota Capital
Ben Malka
Venture Partner at Cota Capital
Bobby Yazdani
Founder & Managing Partner at Cota Capital
Christopher Yazdani
Associate at Cota Capital
Network5
Albert Azout
Partner at Cota Capital
Ashkan Marsh
Principal at Cota Capital
Bobby Yazdani
Founder & Managing Partner at Cota Capital
Eric Lee
Principal at Cota Capital
Kevin Jacques
Venture Partner at Cota Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Babak Poushanchi work?
- Babak Poushanchi is Managing Partner at Cota Capital.
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University337
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Shared employers
Also worked at ER Accelerator63
Justin SmithlineGeneral Partner at Triple Impact CapitalTaz PatelInvestor at Green Cow Venture CapitalLiran AmranyPresident at Team8Iynna HalilouGeneral Partner at The MBA FundKrishnamurty KambhampatiPartner at Cloquet Capital Partners, LLCDavid ArcaraPartner at Laconia
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Also worked at Atheer Labs5
Moe MirghahariInvestor at Green FlagBobby YazdaniFounder & Managing Partner at Cota CapitalRich EllingerAdvisor at Cota CapitalSamir Adams GhoshManaging Partner at FronturesAllen YangProfessor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Executive Director, FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Also worked at Getaround10
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