About
Yasmin Zarabi joined Sierra Ventures as COO in 2025, bringing 25 years of executive experience across private and public technology companies including Gracenote, Hearsay Systems, Parasable, Versata, and TIBCO. She specializes in M&A, corporate governance, intellectual property, and complex commercial transactions.
Experience
- SIERRA VenturesChief Operating Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
- PracticeTekSVP, General Counsel2025
- Parsable, Inc. (a CAI Software company)SVP, Legal, People & ESG2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- EnteloSVP, Business and Corporate Development2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Hearsay SystemsVP, legal & Compliance2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- TIBCO SoftwareSenior Corporate Counsel2011 — 2012Palo Alto, Ca
- Gracenote, IncAssociate General Counsel2006 — 2011
- Solo PracticeCorporate Counsel Services2005 — 2006
- Versata, IncGeneral Counsel1999 — 2005
- Wilson SonsiniContract Attorney1999
- Law Offices of Palmer RiedelAssociate1998 — 1999
Skills & more
SaaS36Enterprise Software9Software as a Service (SaaS)5Creative Problem SolvingLeadershipStrategymerger & acquistionsInternational LawEntertainment IndustryLegal ComplianceGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)Privacy Compliance
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ESGLicensingIntellectual PropertyCorporate LawCorporate GovernanceSoftware LicensingStart-upsTrademarksPrivacy LawContract NegotiationStrategic PartnershipsDue DiligenceLanguages Farsi
From Yasmin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sierra Ventures
Aaron Tong
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Anne Gherini
Chief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures
Ashish Kakran
Partner at Sierra Ventures
Ben Yu
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Brendon Schmidt
Principal & Head of Business Development at Sierra Ventures
Daniel Paredes
Investor at Sierra Ventures
David C. Schwab
Founder and Managing Director at Vertical Venture Partners
Dora Prado
Executive Assistant at Sierra Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yasmin Zarabi?
- Yasmin Zarabi joined Sierra Ventures as COO in 2025, bringing 25 years of executive experience across private and public technology companies including Gracenote, Hearsay Systems, Parasable, Versata, and TIBCO. She specializes in M&A, corporate governance, intellectual property, and complex commercial transactions.
- Where does Yasmin Zarabi work?
- Yasmin Zarabi is Chief Operating Officer at Sierra Ventures.
- Where did Yasmin Zarabi go to school?
- Yasmin Zarabi studied at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership); Golden Gate University, School of Law (J.D., International Law); University of California, Berkeley (B.A, English).
Same school
Also attended Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health42
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Also attended Golden Gate University, School of Law3
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,611
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at Entelo2
Also worked at Hearsay Systems5
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Also worked at TIBCO Software19
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