Raffi Isanians
FounderFounder at Mage Legal
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedMage Legal Β· YC
About
Raffi Isanians is the founder and CEO of Mage Legal, which provides transactional diligence services for mergers and acquisitions by automating the review and analysis of legal documents from data room through closing.
Founder at Mage LegalYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Raffi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Mage Legal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Raffi can intro founders to Mage Legal's investors below.
Mage Legal's investors Β· 1
Experience
- Mage LegalCEO & Foundercurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Modern RealtyCEO & Founder2023 β 2025
- GoodwinAssociate, Strategic Technology Transactions and Licensing2022 β 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- Gunderson DettmerAssociate, Licensing, Strategic Partnering and Commercial Transactions2021 β 2022San Diego, California, United States
- Kirkland & EllisAssociate, Corporate2018 β 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- USPTOPatent Examiner - Computer Graphics Processing and Image Analysis2012 β 2018Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- California ISOReal Time Operations Engineer2010 β 2012Folsom, California, United States
Skills & more
Electrical Engineering53Power Systems42Patents41Smart Grid20Engineering18Energy Policy13Renewable Energy9Trademarks2Energy Efficiency1Technical Writing2Intellectual Property1Nuclear1
+12 more
SemiconductorsBiomedical EngineeringSystems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSignal ProcessingLicensingLitigationCorporate LawNERCStrategic PlanningNegotiationPublic SpeakingLanguages American Sign Language Β· Armenian Β· English
- Attorney β State Bar of California
- Registered Patent Attorney β USPTO
From Raffi's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Raffi Isanians?
- Raffi Isanians is the founder and CEO of Mage Legal, which provides transactional diligence services for mergers and acquisitions by automating the review and analysis of legal documents from data room through closing.
- Where does Raffi Isanians work?
- Raffi Isanians is Founder of Mage Legal.
- What companies did Raffi Isanians found?
- Raffi Isanians founded Mage Legal.
- Where did Raffi Isanians go to school?
- Raffi Isanians studied at Y Combinator (S24); Georgetown Law (Doctor of Law (J.D.)); UC Irvine (BS/BA, Electrical Engineering).
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