Bobby Yazdani
VCFounder & Managing Partner, Cota Capital
Enterprise veteran backing early-stage tech founders
Background
Bobby Yazdani is Founder and Managing Partner of Cota Capital, a $1B+ AUM San Francisco firm focused on early-stage enterprise technology. He founded Saba Software in 1997 (IPO 2000, acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand 2020) and spent 20+ years investing individually through his family office Signatures Capital. CB Insights ranked him #1 angel investor out of 2,000 in 2014. He has invested in over 200 private companies including early-stage bets on Google, Dropbox, Uber, and Salesforce. He holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley.
Investment Thesis
Knowledge is the true capital — partnering with exceptional founders building net-new enterprise solutions at the intersection of structural shifts and new market categories.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $1M–$15M
Sectors
Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)