Where does Dessie Sadrzadeh work?

Dessie Sadrzadeh is Angel at FirsthandVC.

What check size does Dessie Sadrzadeh write?

Dessie Sadrzadeh typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

Where did Dessie Sadrzadeh go to school?

Dessie Sadrzadeh studied at Technical University of Sofia (Masters of Science); Technical University of Sofia (Masters, Mechanical Engineering); Santa Clara University (IT Program Management Certificate).

Dessie Sadrzadeh

Investor

Angel at FirsthandVC

Menlo Park, California

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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Teresa ChanunlockedDessie: together at Gap Inc (2004–2005)

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About

Dessie Sadrzadeh is a Senior Director of Engineering at Google, leading the YouTube MainApp and Platform organization. With prior experience at Salesforce and Yahoo, Sadrzadeh has held roles spanning product strategy, platform development, and engineering leadership.

Experience

GoogleSenior Director, Engineering YouTube MainApp and Platformcurrent2025 — present
GoogleSenior Director, Product and Engineering, Google Experience Platformcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco
Firsthand AllianceAngel Partnercurrent2021 — present
WiESilicon Valley WiE Advisory Board Membercurrent2017 — present
salesforce.comVP, Engineering - Lightning Platform Foundation2015 — 2018San Francisco, CA
salesforce.comSr. Director, Engineering - UI Platform and Mobile2011 — 2015San Francisco, CA
Yahoo IncEngineering Leader, Y! Homepage and Media Mobile2005 — 2011
Gap IncEngineering Leader - Gapinc.com2004 — 2005
Finaplex IncPrincipal Software Engineer2002 — 2004
Providian FinancialLead Software Engineer1998 — 2002

Skills & more

Selenium9Perl4Java12Unix8SaaS8Enterprise Software5Agile Methodologies74Test Automation29Scrum47Software Quality Assurance14Quality Assurance19Product Management15

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Cloud ComputingTest PlanningTestingSDLCIntegrationWeb ApplicationsMobile DevicesSoftware DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsScalabilitySoftware Engineering

Languages Bulgarian · Russian

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Mike Kreaden

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Phil Calvin

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Samuel Yuk Lai Suen

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Simon Chan

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Tatyana Mamut

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dessie Sadrzadeh?: Dessie Sadrzadeh is a Senior Director of Engineering at Google, leading the YouTube MainApp and Platform organization. With prior experience at Salesforce and Yahoo, Sadrzadeh has held roles spanning product strategy, platform development, and engineering leadership.
Where does Dessie Sadrzadeh work?: Dessie Sadrzadeh is Angel at FirsthandVC.
What check size does Dessie Sadrzadeh write?: Dessie Sadrzadeh typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Where did Dessie Sadrzadeh go to school?: Dessie Sadrzadeh studied at Technical University of Sofia (Masters of Science); Technical University of Sofia (Masters, Mechanical Engineering); Santa Clara University (IT Program Management Certificate).

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Also attended Technical University of Sofia6

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Also attended Santa Clara University214

Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures Kirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo Ventures Rasmus AreskougInvestor at DN Capital John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Tim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures Sarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at Google2,000

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Brian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders Fund Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia Capital Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

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Also worked at salesforce.com350

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront Ventures Marc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of Salesforce Parker HarrisCo-founder of Salesforce Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista Capital Wesley BarrowPartner at Correlation Ventures

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Also worked at Yahoo Inc436

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia Capital Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal Foundation Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and Flickr Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC Amjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit

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Also worked at Gap Inc53

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Teresa ChanChief Financial Officer at Felicis Ventures Bob GenchiCIO/CISO at Scale Venture Partners Varsha RaoExecutive Partner at Flare Capital Partners Michael MarquezInvestor at E12 Venture Capital, Llc Nettie ReyesVP of Operations at Sozo Ventures

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