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Yazan El-Baba

Investor

Partner at Emergence Capital Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $6M – $18M checks · typically $10M

About

Yazan El-Baba is a Partner at Emergence Capital Partners. Previously, he held roles in business operations and corporate development at LinkedIn, where he contributed to go-to-market strategy for the Talent and Marketing business lines and participated in M&A and venture strategy, and earlier worked in financial planning and analysis at Microsoft and real estate private equity at Bloomfield Capital. He holds a degree in Finance and Strategy from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and has competed as a boxer, mixed martial artist, and Muay Thai fighter, including serving as captain of Michigan's boxing team.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaS

Experience

  1. Emergence CapitalPartnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Emergence CapitalPrincipal2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Emergence CapitalAssociate / Sr Associate2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. adaptionBoard Directorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. ClineBoard Directorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. BlandBoard Directorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. UnifyBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. Arcee.aiBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  9. Mechanical OrchardBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. Together AIInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. MazeBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  12. LinkedInBusiness Operations (Product Strategy)2019San Francisco Bay Area
  13. LinkedInCorporate Development (M&A)2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  14. LinkedInBusiness Operations (GTM Strategy)2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Big Ten NetworkWrestling Broadcaster2014 — 2017University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
  16. MicrosoftFP&A Analyst2016Redmond, WA
  17. Bloomfield CapitalReal Estate Private Equity Analyst2015Birmingham, Michigan

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance and Strategy
  2. ESCA Ecole de ManagementStudy Abroad, International Business/Trade/Commerce
  3. Zagreb School of Economics and ManagementStudy Abroad, Cross Cultural Negotiation & Dispute Resolution
  4. International AcademyInternational Baccalaureate Diploma

Skills & more

Microsoft Office39Microsoft Excel9Facebook7R2SQLPublic Speaking62Teamwork55Leadership27Critical Thinking16Research22Financial Modeling19Social Media19
+12 moreTime ManagementBridge LoansDirect LendingData AnalysisCustomer ServiceSocial NetworkingReal EstateData EntryEvent PlanningTeachingFundraisingNonprofits

Languages Arabic · English

From Yazan's professional profile.

Deals · 1

IntelligaBoard seat

via Emergence Capital Partners · filed Jan 2025 · $37.6M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Emergence Capital Partners

Brian Jacobs
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brie Bastidas
Director of Talent at Emergence Capital Partners
Bruno Snow
Investor at Emergence Capital Partners
David Dworsky
Principal at Emergence Capital Partners
Everett Cox
Venture Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
George Kunthara
Investor at Emergence Capital Partners
Gordon Ritter
Founder and General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
Jake Saper
General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners

Network1

Charles Zedlewski
Venture Partner at Zero Prime Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yazan El-Baba?
Yazan El-Baba is a Partner at Emergence Capital Partners. Previously, he held roles in business operations and corporate development at LinkedIn, where he contributed to go-to-market strategy for the Talent and Marketing business lines and participated in M&A and venture strategy, and earlier worked in financial planning and analysis at Microsoft and real estate private equity at Bloomfield Capital. He holds a degree in Finance and Strategy from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and has competed as a boxer, mixed martial artist, and Muay Thai fighter, including serving as captain of Michigan's boxing team.
Where does Yazan El-Baba work?
Yazan El-Baba is Partner at Emergence Capital Partners.
What does Yazan El-Baba invest in?
Yazan El-Baba invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, SaaS.
What check size does Yazan El-Baba write?
Yazan El-Baba typically writes checks of $6M – $18M.
What boards does Yazan El-Baba sit on?
Yazan El-Baba holds tracked board seats at Intelliga.
Where did Yazan El-Baba go to school?
Yazan El-Baba studied at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance and Strategy); ESCA Ecole de Management (Study Abroad, International Business/Trade/Commerce); Zagreb School of Economics and Management (Study Abroad, Cross Cultural Negotiation & Dispute Resolution).

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Also attended International Academy2

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Shared employers

Also worked at adaption2

Calvin ChinManaging Partner at E14 FundLisa XuInvestor at FirstMark

Also worked at Cline1

Rangoli BhattacharjeeAssociate at F7 Ventures

Also worked at Maze5

Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesJonathan WidawskiFounder, Maze at Amplify PartnersBoris GoldenGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesJake SaperGeneral Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersJoshua GoldenbergDesign Executive-in-Residence at Amplify Partners

Also worked at LinkedIn179

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma

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