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Bobby Yazdani

Investor

Partner at Cota Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M

About

Bobby Yazdani is a Founder and Managing Partner of Cota Capital, an investment firm focused on U.S. enterprise technology companies. Before Cota Capital, he spent over 20 years investing in technology companies through his family office, Signatures Capital, which he founded in 2006, and has invested in more than 200 private companies. Earlier, he founded Saba Software in 1997 and took it public in 2000, and previously held R&D roles at Oracle; he holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley.

Invests in

Enterprise Software

Experience

  1. Cota CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2015 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Savant LabsMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 β€” present
  3. Cast AIMember Board of Directorscurrent2021 β€” present
  4. RhombusMember Board of Directorscurrent2021 β€” present
  5. RecVueMember Board of Directorscurrent2016 β€” present
  6. Gusto POSMember Board Of Directorscurrent2015 β€” present
  7. Monica + AndyMember Board Of Directorscurrent2015 β€” presentGreater Chicago Area
  8. MovandiMember Board of Directorscurrent2016 β€” present
  9. Signatures CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2006 β€” presentSan Francisco
  10. Capella SpaceMember Board of Directors2020 β€” 2025
  11. RollbarMember Board of Directors2016 β€” 2025
  12. Atheer LabsMember Board of Directors2012 β€” 2024
  13. Compliance.aiMember Board Of Directors2015 β€” 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Bossa Nova RoboticsMember Board Of Directors2018 β€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  15. RoostifyMember Board Of Directors2017 β€” 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  16. BigstreamBoard of Directors Member2015 β€” 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  17. GATElabBoard of Directors Member2015 β€” 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Tubi TVBoard of Directors Member2015 β€” 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  19. WealthEngineExecutive Chairman, Board of Directors2013 β€” 2020
  20. Cloud Lending SolutionsBoard of Directors Member2017 β€” 2018San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics

Skills & more

Leadership71Management99Strategy46Agile Methodologies19Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships99Cloud Computing69Salesforce.com35Enterprise Software64SaaS92Entrepreneurship99Business Development41
+10 moreCloud-basedCRMDisruptive TechnologiesSolution SellingSoftware DevelopmentProduct ManagementGo-to-market StrategyProfessional ServicesBusiness IntelligenceE-commerce

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Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 3

RoostifyBoard seat

via Cota Capital Β· filed Feb 2018 Β· $25M raise

Gate LabsBoard seat

via Cota Capital Β· filed May 2017 Β· $5.3M raise

Cast HoldingQuoted

via Cota Capital Β· filed Apr 2021

press β†—

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Cota Capital

Network12

Investors connected to Bobby in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.