About
Tala Farhatnia joined Cota Capital in 2026 as an Investor Relations Senior Analyst, working with limited partners and supporting the firm's capital raising and investor engagement. She previously led capital-raising efforts at a hardware/software startup, managed investment operations at Laird Norton Wetherby, and handled client services for UHNW clients at a family office, after starting her career as an Analyst in the Synthetic Products Group at Goldman Sachs in London and Salt Lake City. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration in Finance from the University of San Francisco.
Experience
- Cota CapitalInvestor Relationscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- VestaboardInvestor Relations and Capital Fundraising Associate2025 — 2026Palo Alto, CA
- Children's Council of San FranciscoAssociate Board Member2024 — 2025San Francisco, CA
- Laird Norton WetherbyInvestment Operations Associate2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Fremont GroupAnalyst2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Goldman SachsAnalyst2022 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- Goldman SachsAnalyst2021 — 2022Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- Vista Point AdvisorsInvestment Banking Analyst2020San Francisco, California, United States
- Bank of the WestFinancial Planning & Analysis Intern2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Shutterfly, Inc.Financial Planning & Analysis Intern2019San Francisco Bay Area
- KeyBankSummer Banking Intern2019Greater Salt Lake City Area
- Suazo Business CenterFinance Intern2018Greater Salt Lake City Area
- NordstromRetail Associate2018Greater Salt Lake City Area
Skills & more
HubSpotSalesforceMicrosoft Excel3SQL3R1Tableau1Microsoft Office3Microsoft Word1Analytical SkillsRelationship Development2Teamwork2Cap Table Management1
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Market ResearchEmail MarketingFundraising Campaign ManagementFundraisingPitch DevelopmentPitch BooksVisibleInvestor PresentationsInvestment AnalysisInvestor RelationsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Client ServicesLanguages English · Persian
From Tala's professional profile.
Colleagues at Cota Capital
Adit Singh
Partner at Cota Capital
Allison Chapman
Director of Administration at Cota Capital
Arif Farooqui
Vice President, Finance at Cota Capital
Babak Poushanchi
Managing Partner at Cota Capital
Ben Malka
Venture Partner at Cota Capital
Bobby Yazdani
Founder & Managing Partner at Cota Capital
Christopher Yazdani
Associate at Cota Capital
Faie Dorin
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Cota Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tala Farhatnia?
- Tala Farhatnia joined Cota Capital in 2026 as an Investor Relations Senior Analyst, working with limited partners and supporting the firm's capital raising and investor engagement. She previously led capital-raising efforts at a hardware/software startup, managed investment operations at Laird Norton Wetherby, and handled client services for UHNW clients at a family office, after starting her career as an Analyst in the Synthetic Products Group at Goldman Sachs in London and Salt Lake City. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration in Finance from the University of San Francisco.
- Where does Tala Farhatnia work?
- Tala Farhatnia is Investor Relations Senior Analyst at Cota Capital.
- Where did Tala Farhatnia go to school?
- Tala Farhatnia studied at University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance); University of San Francisco (BSBA, Finance); International Baccalaureate (IB).
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Also attended University of San Francisco79
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Also attended International Baccalaureate (IB)1
Shared employers
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