<p><span>Babak Poushanchi is a Founder and Managing Partner of Cota Capital, an investment firm based in San Francisco, focused on the technology sector.</span></p> <p><span>Babak has spent the majority of his career investing in private and public companies. Prior to Cota, he was a Co-Founder and Co-Portfolio Manager of Newbrook Capital, a global long/short equity fund based in New York City, and a Venture Partner at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, an early stage technology accelerator, in New York City.</span></p> <p><span>Babak spent the early part of his career on the investment teams at Karsch Capital, a global long-short equity fund based in New York City, and at Indosuez Capital, a merchant banking fund based in New York City focused on private investments across the capital structure.</span></p> <p><span>Babak holds a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University.</span></p> 31 Babak Poushanchi Cota Capital (USA) 20 Babak Poushanchi_web.jpg https://www.heartsandmindsinvestments.com.au/site/irmbiographyfile/31/BabakPoushanchi_web.jpg https://www.heartsandmindsinvestments.com.au/site/irmbiographyfile/31/thumbnail/BabakPoushanchi_web.jpg ShowBiographyDetailsXml https://www.heartsandmindsinvestments.com.au/site/showbiographylistxml.aspx?CategoryID=563&MasterPage=3&Page=1 false