Sona Sulakian
InvestorFounderVP, AI Products at Filevine · Founder at Pincites
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedPincites · YC
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About
Sona Sulakian has worked as a transactional attorney, patent attorney, and legal tech strategy consultant. She is building Pincites, an AI-powered contract negotiation platform.
Founder at PincitesYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Sona went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Pincites's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at Pincites
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Mariam SulakianCo-Founder, CTO
Experience
- FilevineVP, AI Productscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium)Member, Voice and Brand Council (VBC)current2026 — present
- Our Legal CommunityFaculty Membercurrent2026 — present
- Pincites, part of FilevineCEO & Co-Founder2023 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- Ropes & Gray LLPAssociate, Strategic Transactions2021 — 2023
- EvisortStrategic Consultant2020 — 2022
- Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S.Summer Associate2020
- SalesforceFinance & Strategy2018 — 2019
- IQVIAAssociate, Pharmaceuticals/Life Sciences Consulting2016 — 2018
- Stanford University School of MedicineResearch Assistant at Dr. Lu Chen’s Lab2015
- Stanford University School of MedicineResearch Assistant at Dr. Thomas Südhof's Lab2013 — 2015
- Stanford University School of MedicineResearch Assistant at Dr. Vijay Pande's Lab2014
- Artificial Muscle, Inc.Research Consultant2011
Skills & more
SQL15Microsoft Excel16R9Tableau5Python3Adobe Photoshop2
Languages English · Spanish
- Patent Attorney — USPTO
- Attorney — State Bar of California
- The Certified Information Privacy Professional - United States (CIPP/US) — IAPP
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sona Sulakian?
- Sona Sulakian has worked as a transactional attorney, patent attorney, and legal tech strategy consultant. She is building Pincites, an AI-powered contract negotiation platform.
- Where does Sona Sulakian work?
- Sona Sulakian is Founder of Pincites and VP, AI Products at Filevine.
- What companies did Sona Sulakian found?
- Sona Sulakian founded Pincites.
- Where did Sona Sulakian go to school?
- Sona Sulakian studied at Y Combinator (S23); USC Gould School of Law (Juris Doctor (J.D.), Business Law Certificate); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - Biology; Bachelor of Arts - Classics).
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