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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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Bardia PourvakilCo-founder & CTO
Co-founder & CEO at GC AI
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Bardia PourvakilCo-founder
Experience
- GC AICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TechGCFounding Membercurrent2017 — present
- ReplitGeneral Counsel, Head of Business Development, & Corporate Secretary2022 — 2023
- Ziniti Law PCPrincipal | General Counsel | Founder2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- BloomTechBoard Advisor2021 — 2023
- BloomTechChief Legal Officer, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary2021
- BloomTechGeneral Counsel & Corporate Secretary2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- CruiseDirector & Lead Counsel, Product, Regulatory & IP Legal2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AnkiGeneral Counsel & Corporate Secretary2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- AmazonCounsel, Alexa (Lead)2014 — 2016
- AmazonCounsel, Digital Products2013 — 2014
- Morrison & Foerster LLPAssociate2007 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
- Yahoo!Product Management and Legal2003 — 2006
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)30Prompt Engineering17Legal Operations5Law2Intellectual Property67Patents14Courts6Appeals6Litigation58Trademarks50Copyright Law11Commercial Litigation6
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LicensingPrivacy 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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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia210
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Georgetown University mafia84
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Trae StephensBSFounded Pursuit +1Darren NixFounded Steadily +2Ted LeonsisAmerican StudiesFounded Snagfilms +1Briggs MorrisonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Crossbow Therapeutics +1Jill KoziolMAFounded Motherly +1Brendan LevyBoard Certified Family Medicine PhysicianFounded Clara +1
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Cruise mafia38
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University of California, Berkeley - School of Law mafia13
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Lina ZhangJ.D.Founded Jerry +1Evan J. ZimmermanDoctor of Law - JDFounded EdgeArijana WalcottCertificateFounded Dart VenturesSteven YeciesJDFounded Javelin OncologyLuis PelleranoMaster of Laws (LL.M.)Founded ArgovoxAchyuta IyengarForm+Fund FellowFounded Mica AI
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley - School of Law97
Deborah CarrilloPartner + General Counsel at Menlo VenturesBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at GreycroftBrad WeirickPartner & General Counsel at March Capital PartnersErica SunFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCUri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,172
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also attended Georgetown University446
Trae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution
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Shared employers
Also worked at GC AI5
Also worked at TechGC29
Sarah AlfaddaAssociate General Counsel at Sapphire VenturesAbigail JohnsonPartner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire VenturesMichael OdaiCOO & General Counsel at Mosaic VenturesJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink CapitalLeslie StolperInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Heather StevensonGeneral Counsel at Red Cell Incubation
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Also worked at Replit31
Amjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of ReplitAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesMichael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesLindsay M. PettingillInvestment Partner & Head of Internal AI at Village GlobalKevin JiangCo-Founder and CEO at Mangusta Capital
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