Babak Poushanchi
Founder at Cota Capital Management LLC
Profile
Babak Poushanchi is Founder and Managing Partner of Cota Capital, a San Francisco-based firm investing in private and public U.S.-based modern enterprise technology companies.
Launched in 2015, the Firm has over $1 billion in assets under management, is SEC-registered, and focuses its investments in the areas of Modern Infrastructure, Enterprise Automation, FinTech, and HealthTech.
As Managing Partner, Babak works full time on building and scaling an enduring Firm, serving on all Firm Committees and Councils, and overseeing investments and research across the Firm’s private and public portfolios.
As Portfolio Manager of the Cota Growth Fund, Babak is directly responsible for the Firm’s public investments.
Babak is well-known for being a conscientious leader who serves with integrity, and for his deep domain expertise in enterprise technology.
Prior to Cota, Babak served as Co-Founder and Co-Portfolio Manager of Newbrook Capital, a global equity long/short fund focused on investments across the technology, media, consumer, and industrial sectors.
Babak was also a Venture Partner at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, a leading technology accelerator based in New York.
Previously, Babak was on the investment teams at Karsch Capital, a global equity long/short fund focused on public investments across all sectors, and Indosuez Capital, a leading middle market merchant banking group focused on equity and debt private investments across the capital structure and a broad range of sectors.
Babak received a B.A.
in Economics from Northwestern University.
Babak Poushanchi active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Cota Capital Management LLC
Cota Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cota Capital Management LLC (Cota Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Babak Poushanchi and Bobby Yazdani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2014-10-31 |
Cota Capital Offshore Fund LP
Cota Capital Offshore Fund LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Cota Capital Offshore Fund LP operates as a pooled investment fund. The company is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands. | Director/Board Member | - |
Cota Capital Institutional Partners LP
Cota Capital Institutional Partners LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Cota Capital Institutional Partners LP operates as a pooled investment fund. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Babak Poushanchi
Companies | Position | End |
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Fanatic Sports Corp. | Founder | 2014-10-31 |
Painewebber & Co., Inc.
Painewebber & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Painewebber & Co., Inc. provides stock brokerage and asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Brent D. Williams. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1998-12-31 |
Indosuez Capital Ltd. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Karsch Capital Management LP
Karsch Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Based in New York City, Karsch Capital Management LP is a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded by Michael Karsch in 2000. Karsch manages the Karsch Capital Fund Ltd., the Karsch Capital II Fund Ltd. and the KCM Alpha Only Fund Ltd. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator LLC
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator LLC Investment ManagersFinance Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator LLC (ER Accelerator) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Murat Aktihanoglu and Jonathan Axelrod. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Babak Poushanchi
Northwestern University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Private companies | 9 |
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Karsch Capital Management LP
Karsch Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Based in New York City, Karsch Capital Management LP is a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded by Michael Karsch in 2000. Karsch manages the Karsch Capital Fund Ltd., the Karsch Capital II Fund Ltd. and the KCM Alpha Only Fund Ltd. | Finance |
Newbrook Capital Advisors LP
Newbrook Capital Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Newbrook Capital Advisors LP (Newbrook Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Robert Boucai in 2005. Newbrook Capital provides investment advisory services to private pooled investment vehicles. | Finance |
Indosuez Capital Ltd. | |
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator LLC
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator LLC Investment ManagersFinance Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator LLC (ER Accelerator) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Murat Aktihanoglu and Jonathan Axelrod. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Cota Capital Management LLC
Cota Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cota Capital Management LLC (Cota Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Babak Poushanchi and Bobby Yazdani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Cota Capital Institutional Partners LP
Cota Capital Institutional Partners LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Cota Capital Institutional Partners LP operates as a pooled investment fund. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Finance |
Cota Capital Offshore Fund LP
Cota Capital Offshore Fund LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Cota Capital Offshore Fund LP operates as a pooled investment fund. The company is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands. | Miscellaneous |
Painewebber & Co., Inc.
Painewebber & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Painewebber & Co., Inc. provides stock brokerage and asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Brent D. Williams. | Finance |
Fanatic Sports Corp. |
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