Where does Parinaz Firozi work?

Parinaz Firozi is Founder of Zaam.

Where did Parinaz Firozi go to school?

Parinaz Firozi studied at Y Combinator; London Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA) - IEP, Finance); IESE Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance).

Parinaz Firozi

Founder

Founder at Zaam

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedZaam · YC

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About

Parinaz Firozi leads apps business development at Anthropic and previously led AI and venture capital partnerships at Stripe. She co-founded a Y Combinator-backed fintech startup in the identity space, held product and strategy roles at blockchain company TrustToken, and worked on growth-stage equity investments with the World Bank's venture capital team. Earlier, she served as Managing Director of Jumia Kenya, part of Jumia Group (NYSE: JMIA), overseeing 250 people, and began her career in investment banking at JPMorgan.

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Parinaz went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Zaam

Hendra TjahayadiFounder

Experience

AnthropicPartnershipscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
StripeHead of Strategic and AI Partnerships2025 — 2026
StripeProduct Partnership2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
StripeVenture Capital Partnerships2021 — 2024
Zaam.ioCo-Founder and CEO2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
TrustTokenHead of Strategy and Partnerships2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
IFC - International Finance CorporationVenture Capital2016 — 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
Jumia KenyaChief Executive Officer2014 — 2016Kenya
J.P. MorganInterest Rate Derivatives Associate2009 — 2011
J.P. MorganSyndicated Leveraged Finance Analyst2007 — 2009

Skills & more

Business Strategy24Venture Cap1Financial Analysis21Due Diligence43Financial Modeling56Structured Finance34Corporate Finance32Valuation25Emerging Markets21Entrepreneurship18Credit14Finance14

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StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsInvestmentsMarketing StrategyE-commerceGo-to-market StrategyBusinessProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsStrategic PlanningManagement

Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Spanish

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Who is Parinaz Firozi?: Parinaz Firozi leads apps business development at Anthropic and previously led AI and venture capital partnerships at Stripe. She co-founded a Y Combinator-backed fintech startup in the identity space, held product and strategy roles at blockchain company TrustToken, and worked on growth-stage equity investments with the World Bank's venture capital team. Earlier, she served as Managing Director of Jumia Kenya, part of Jumia Group (NYSE: JMIA), overseeing 250 people, and began her career in investment banking at JPMorgan.
Where does Parinaz Firozi work?: Parinaz Firozi is Founder of Zaam.
What companies did Parinaz Firozi found?: Parinaz Firozi founded Zaam.
Where did Parinaz Firozi go to school?: Parinaz Firozi studied at Y Combinator; London Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA) - IEP, Finance); IESE Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance).

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Y Combinator mafia10,230

London Business School mafia193

Stripe mafia152

IESE Business School mafia93

Anthropic mafia55

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended London Business School800

Also attended IESE Business School312

Shared employers

Also worked at Stripe234

Also worked at Zaam.io1

Also worked at TrustToken2

Also worked at IFC - International Finance Corporation147

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