Mason M. Darabi
Former Venture Partner at First Bight Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Mason M. Darabi is a finance executive with experience as Group Financial Controller and Director of Corporate Development at Elevate Partners Capital, a boutique private equity firm managing $12M in assets, where he led financial strategy, M&A execution, and investor relations. He has provided fractional CFO services to venture-backed and growth-stage companies in sectors including SaaS, FinTech, AgTech, and HealthTech, and previously conducted audit and review engagements at MNP LLP and RSM Canada LLP serving mid-market and non-profit clients. His background also includes engineering and project management experience in the IT industry, including ERP implementations and data center development.
Experience
- Elevate Partners Capital Inc.Managing Partner | DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT2020 — 2025
- First Bight VenturesVenture Partner2022 — 2024Houston, Texas, United States
- MNPCPA/Corporate Entrepreneur (National Lead, Agriculture Data Services)2018 — 2020Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- RSM CanadaCPA2016 — 2018Greater Edmonton Metropolitan Area
- Imperial OilCorporate Tax Analyst2015Calgary, Canada Area
- PwC CanadaHRS Tax Associate2015Calgary, Canada Area
- Imperial OilProject Accountant2014Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
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EntrepreneurshipFinTechInitial Public Offerings (IPO)Financial PlanningFinancial AccountingCorporate FinanceFinancial ModelingEarly-stage StartupsCommercializationNew Product RolloutStrategic PartnershipsInvestmentsLanguages Arabic · Azerbaijani · English · Persian
- Xero Advisor Certified — Xero
- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) — Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
- Introduction to Data Science (DS0101EN) — IBM
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mason M. Darabi?
- Mason M. Darabi is a finance executive with experience as Group Financial Controller and Director of Corporate Development at Elevate Partners Capital, a boutique private equity firm managing $12M in assets, where he led financial strategy, M&A execution, and investor relations. He has provided fractional CFO services to venture-backed and growth-stage companies in sectors including SaaS, FinTech, AgTech, and HealthTech, and previously conducted audit and review engagements at MNP LLP and RSM Canada LLP serving mid-market and non-profit clients. His background also includes engineering and project management experience in the IT industry, including ERP implementations and data center development.
- What check size does Mason M. Darabi write?
- Mason M. Darabi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Mason M. Darabi go to school?
- Mason M. Darabi studied at Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) (CPA Professional Education Program (PEP), Accounting); Founder Institute (VC Labs Cohort 8); The University of Lethbridge (Bachelor of Management with Distinction, Accounting).
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Also attended Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)106
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Also attended Founder Institute45
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Also attended The University of Lethbridge32
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Also attended University of Oslo95
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Shared employers
Also worked at First Bight Ventures6
Also worked at MNP14
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Also worked at RSM Canada2
Also worked at Imperial Oil10
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