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Raffi Isanians

Founder

Founder 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.

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Raffi Isanians (YC S24) @risanians

I've joined the @UseCommonPaper committee. Standard agreements should be open infrastructure, and that mission means even more now that I'm a founder. Proud to support legal teams alongside a fellow @ycombinator company. More to come between our two companies soon. https://t.co/Q7NzOCagE7

Jul 29, 2026

Raffi Isanians (YC S24) @risanians

Atoms is not a new company. It is CloudKitchens with a new name, a $1.7B round, and Uber on the cap table. The rename is where I would start diligence. A holdco assembled from a 2016 ghost kitchen business plus an acquired autonomy unit carries every prior stock plan, side

Jul 29, 2026

Raffi Isanians (YC S24) @risanians

We open sourced our data room CLI today. MIT, on GitHub. The worst part of raising or selling a company is not the negotiation. It is the week you lose building the data room while trying to run the business. Now: npx @magelegal/cli upload ./diligence Your computer mirrors

Jul 28, 2026 Β· β™₯ 4

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

Y Combinator

Experience

  1. Mage LegalCEO & Foundercurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Modern RealtyCEO & Founder2023 β€” 2025
  3. GoodwinAssociate, Strategic Technology Transactions and Licensing2022 β€” 2023London Area, United Kingdom
  4. Gunderson DettmerAssociate, Licensing, Strategic Partnering and Commercial Transactions2021 β€” 2022San Diego, California, United States
  5. Kirkland & EllisAssociate, Corporate2018 β€” 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  6. USPTOPatent Examiner - Computer Graphics Processing and Image Analysis2012 β€” 2018Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  7. California ISOReal Time Operations Engineer2010 β€” 2012Folsom, California, United States

Education

  1. Y CombinatorS24
  2. Georgetown LawDoctor of Law (J.D.)
  3. UC IrvineBS/BA, Electrical Engineering

Skills & more

Electrical Engineering53Power Systems42Patents41Smart Grid20Engineering18Energy Policy13Renewable Energy9Trademarks2Energy Efficiency1Technical Writing2Intellectual Property1Nuclear1
+12 moreSemiconductorsBiomedical EngineeringSystems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSignal ProcessingLicensingLitigationCorporate LawNERCStrategic PlanningNegotiationPublic Speaking

Languages American Sign Language Β· Armenian Β· English

  • Attorney β€” State Bar of California
  • Registered Patent Attorney β€” USPTO

From Raffi's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

UC Irvine mafia36

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jon O'BryanPhDFounded PadSplit +1Binh TranBSFounded AVVTak CheungDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)Founded Lexington Medical, IncJason WangBachelor of Science (BS)Founded TrueVaultErnesto LujanBachelor’s DegreeFounded dNovoFrancis LarsonBAFounded Ascen

+ 29 more

Georgetown Law mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ann Crady WeissJDFounded HatchDaniel BarabanderJuris Doctor (J.D.) Order of the Coif / magna cum laudeFounded HaywheelBruce FriedrichJ.D.Founded The Good Food InstituteBrian WallachDoctor of Law - JDFounded Synapticure

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Georgetown Law71

Matt GersonInvestor at RevolutionMichelle CuttlerInvestor at DN CapitalAnn Crady WeissInvestor at True VenturesAndy WeissmanPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Zachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Lee ShapiroPartner at 7wire Ventures

+ 65 more

Also attended UC Irvine114

Christian BuergerPortfolio Development at Intel CapitalJonathan GiegCommunity Manager at Pantera CapitalRyan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture PartnersZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpCameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc

+ 108 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Goodwin23

Rufus KingInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersPria NarsimanGeneral Counsel at GreycroftMichelle LeePartner, Legal at Lux CapitalMike GomezInvestor at CapitalGJaclyn Freeman HesterGeneral Partner at FoundryRyan FrisbiePartner at VIEWPOINT VENTURES

+ 17 more

Also worked at Gunderson Dettmer38

Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at GreycroftIndra HusfeldOffice and Finance Coordinator at Sierra VenturesSean TraynorPartner, Legal at Lux CapitalMichelle LeePartner, Legal at Lux CapitalAndrew WilsonPartner, Legal at Lux Capital

+ 32 more

Also worked at Kirkland & Ellis29

Michelle CuttlerInvestor at DN CapitalAshley CaldwellPartner, General Counsel at Sapphire VenturesErica SunFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCPat CeroneManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalAdam StruckFounder & Managing Partner at Struck CapitalBrandon VongsawadGeneral Partner and Chief Legal Officer at B4 Capital

+ 23 more

Also worked at USPTO6

Mallun YenFounder & Managing Partner at Operator CollectiveVictor WangInvestor at Maccabee VenturesAndrew ByrnesDirector at Micron VenturesTim ChiangPartner at Myriad Venture PartnersSamir Adams GhoshManaging Partner at FronturesJohn BrancoliniPatent Development and Strategic Due Diligence Lead at Ideaship