Babak Poushanchi is a Founder and Managing Partner of Cota Capital, an investment firm based in San Francisco, focused on the technology sector.
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Babak has spent the majority of his career investing in private and public companies. Prior to founding Cota, Babak was a Co-Founder and Co-Portfolio Manager of Newbrook Capital, a global equity long/short fund based in New York City. Previously, Babak was an Investment Analyst at Karsch Capital, a global long/short fund based in New York City. He was also a Venture Partner at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, an early-stage technology accelerator with over 100 portfolio companies, and an Investment Associate at lndosuez Capital, a U.S.-based merchant banking fund investing in private companies across the capital structure.
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Babak holds a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University.