Fundraising Fox

Sean Mahsoul

Investor

Partner at Polymath Capital Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $50K

About

Sean Mahsoul is a founding partner at Presidio Legal, a corporate law firm focused on startups and venture-backed companies, where he serves as outside general counsel and has negotiated venture capital financings with firms including Sequoia, General Catalyst, and Accel. He previously practiced at Wilson Sonsini and is a co-founder of Polymath Capital, a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm. His practice encompasses venture financings, M&A transactions, and strategic guidance to founders and investors.

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Experience

  1. Presidio Legal LLPPartnercurrent2021 — present
  2. Polymath CapitalFounding Partner and Investorcurrent2021 — present
  3. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiCorporate Attorney2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. BrexCorporate Counsel - Secondment2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Hogan LovellsCorporate Attorney2015 — 2017Menlo Park, CA

Education

  1. University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)Doctor of Law (J.D.)2012 — 2015
  2. UCLABachelor of Arts, Philosophy2009 — 2011

Skills & more

Corporate Law12Venture Capital5Start-ups5Mergers & Acquisitions7Investments5Securities4Investment Management1Entrepreneurship1

Languages Farsi (Persian) · Spanish

From Sean's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)21

Greg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesStephan EberleGeneral Counsel & Head of Limited Partner Relations at Scale Venture PartnersMyles GutenkunstInvestor at Index VenturesBen HinshawDeputy General Counsel at ParadigmJennifer KercherGeneral Counsel at Westlake Village BioPartnersEmily ChanExecutive Assistant at BA Capital

+ 15 more

Also attended UCLA374

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesPaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity VenturesGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

+ 368 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Polymath Capital3

Ben HasslerGeneral Partner at Polymath Capital PartnersNia JohnsonInvestor at Polymath Capital PartnersHannah KonitshekInvestor at Polymath Capital Partners

Also worked at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati43

Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalUri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesDaniel GlazerUS Expansion, Fundraising and IPO/M&A Exit Expert at Notion CapitalLeslie StolperInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Zachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)

+ 37 more

Also worked at Brex18

Ayesha AroraVenture Partner at S32Jake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesJamesPrincipal at Draper AssociatesMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer PartnersHadley CallawaySoftware Engineer at Asymmetric Capital Partners

+ 12 more

Also worked at Hogan Lovells20

Nick-Anthony BufordManaging Director & General Counsel at ClearSkyDato Paul SupramaniamChairman of Law Asia at Verge HealthTech FundGary KushnerIndustry Advisor at ICIToby LovettGeneral Counsel at World FundGeorgie CandyAssociate at PROfounders CapitalHarm de VriesPartner and Co-Founder at Innovation Industries

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Colleagues at Polymath Capital Partners

Ben Hassler
General Partner at Polymath Capital Partners
Hannah Konitshek
Investor at Polymath Capital Partners
Nia Johnson
Investor at Polymath Capital Partners
Rumeer Keshwani
Investor at Polymath Capital Partners
Vic Yeh
General Partner at Polymath Capital Partners

Network1

Ben Hassler
General Partner at Polymath Capital Partners

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