Yaz El-Baba

Yaz El-Baba

Partner atEmergence CapitalFirm active Sep 24California

Yaz El-Baba is a Partner at Emergence Capital, joining as an Associate in 2019 and promoted to Partner in 2024. He previously worked at LinkedIn in Business Operations and Corporate Development.

What Yaz can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Emergence Capital writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Emergence Capital.

Career

  1. LinkedIn · Business Operations and Corporate Development
  2. Emergence Capital · Associate
    Now
  3. Emergence Capital · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

UnifyMazeMechanical OrchardTogetherArcee AIAssembled

Focus

aienterprisecloudB2B infrastructureapplication-layerventure capital

Education

University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, Finance and Strategy

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Who is Yaz El-Baba?

Yaz El-Baba is a Partner at Emergence Capital, joining as an Associate in 2019 and promoted to Partner in 2024. He previously worked at LinkedIn in Business Operations and Corporate Development.

How much does Yaz El-Baba invest?

Yaz El-Baba invests through Emergence Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Yaz El-Baba?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Yaz in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Emergence Capital backed works better.

What did Yaz El-Baba do before Emergence Capital?

Business Operations and Corporate Development at LinkedIn.

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