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 β presentSan Mateo, California, United States
- PracticeTekSVP, General Counsel2025
- Parsable, Inc. (a CAI Software company)SVP, Legal, People & ESG2020 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- EnteloSVP, Business and Corporate Development2017 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Hearsay SystemsVP, legal & Compliance2012 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- TIBCO SoftwareSenior Corporate Counsel2011 β 2012Palo Alto, Ca
- Gracenote, IncAssociate General Counsel2006 β 2011
- Solo PracticeCorporate Counsel Services2005 β 2006
- Versata, IncGeneral Counsel1999 β 2005
- Wilson SonsiniContract Attorney1999
- Law Offices of Palmer RiedelAssociate1998 β 1999
Education
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthExecutive Education for Sustainability Leadership2023
- Golden Gate University, School of LawJ.D., International Law1995 β 1998
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A, English
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.
Same school
Also attended Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health28
Bill GearyExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersAndrew ElBardissiPartner at Deerfield Management CompanyVinod MittaVenture Partner at Floating PointRuben OsnabruggePartner & Chief Medical Officer at 415 CapitalWhitney PengFund Administrator at Lever VCAdrienne KirbyDigital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health Ventures
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Also attended Golden Gate University, School of Law2
Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Entelo3
Also worked at Hearsay Systems1
Also worked at TIBCO Software9
Sumit JoharAdvisor at Clear VenturesBob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab VenturesMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersGary LittleOperating Partner at Canvas VenturesLinda AveyManaging Partner, Humain Ventures at AIFSanjay JainPartner at Bharat Fund
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Colleagues at Sierra Ventures
Aaron Tong
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Adam Dawkins
Analyst 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
Dora Prado
Executive Assistant at Sierra Ventures










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