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Cecilia Ziniti

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Co-Founder & CEO at Gc · Co-founder & CEO at GC AI

Burlingame, California, United States

FoundedGcGC AI

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Cecilia Ziniti is the Co-Founder and CEO of GC AI, a company that develops AI software for in-house legal teams. She has served as general counsel or chief legal officer three times, was a founding member of Amazon's Alexa team, and previously worked as a law-firm attorney. Ziniti has closed over $425 million in venture funding across nine rounds and a Reg CF offering, served as corporate secretary to boards for 25 quarters, and is a named inventor on multiple AI-related patents.

Co-Founder & CEO at Gc

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Gc's investors · 2

NorthzoneLondon · $1M – $50M checksTech Square VenturesAtlanta · $500K – $3M checks

Co-founders at Gc

BPBardia Pourvakil
Bardia PourvakilCo-founder & CTO

Co-founder & CEO at GC AI

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GC AI's investors · 6

AZURO CAPITAL VENTURESNew YorkNorthzoneLondon · $1M – $50M checks · since 2025Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2025Sound VenturesSanta MonicaThe CouncilSan Francisco · $10K – $100K checksWorklife VenturesWalnut · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at GC AI

BPBardia Pourvakil
Bardia PourvakilCo-founder

Experience

  1. GC AICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. TechGCFounding Membercurrent2017 — present
  3. ReplitGeneral Counsel, Head of Business Development, & Corporate Secretary2022 — 2023
  4. Ziniti Law PCPrincipal | General Counsel | Founder2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  5. BloomTechBoard Advisor2021 — 2023
  6. BloomTechChief Legal Officer, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary2021
  7. BloomTechGeneral Counsel & Corporate Secretary2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  8. CruiseDirector & Lead Counsel, Product, Regulatory & IP Legal2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. AnkiGeneral Counsel & Corporate Secretary2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. AmazonCounsel, Alexa (Lead)2014 — 2016
  11. AmazonCounsel, Digital Products2013 — 2014
  12. Morrison & Foerster LLPAssociate2007 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
  13. Yahoo!Product Management and Legal2003 — 2006

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)30Prompt Engineering17Legal Operations5Law2Intellectual Property67Patents14Courts6Appeals6Litigation58Trademarks50Copyright Law11Commercial Litigation6
+10 moreLicensingPrivacy LawPatent LitigationCorporate LawMediationMergers & AcquisitionsDigital ProductsData PrivacyStart-upsStrategy
  • CIPP/US - Certified Information Privacy Professional — IAPP

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Who is Cecilia Ziniti?
Cecilia Ziniti is the Co-Founder and CEO of GC AI, a company that develops AI software for in-house legal teams. She has served as general counsel or chief legal officer three times, was a founding member of Amazon's Alexa team, and previously worked as a law-firm attorney. Ziniti has closed over $425 million in venture funding across nine rounds and a Reg CF offering, served as corporate secretary to boards for 25 quarters, and is a named inventor on multiple AI-related patents.
Where does Cecilia Ziniti work?
Cecilia Ziniti is Co-Founder & CEO of Gc and Co-founder & CEO at GC AI.
What companies did Cecilia Ziniti found?
Cecilia Ziniti founded Gc, GC AI.
Where did Cecilia Ziniti go to school?
Cecilia Ziniti studied at University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (JD); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (General Course, economics); Georgetown University (BS, International Economics).

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