Lead Edge Capital
Sepehr Taghavi is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in value creation, corporate development, and strategy. Currently serving as a Senior Associate in Value Creation at Lead Edge Capital since March 2023, Sepehr previously held the position of Corporate & Business Development Lead at Xanadu from September 2019 to March 2023. Prior roles include Strategy & Solutions Manager at Element AI and Associate Consultant at Bain & Company. Additionally, Sepehr has contributed to academia as an instructor at Queen's University, teaching courses in Project Management and Data Analytics & MATLAB. Early experience includes research roles at York University and Transport Canada, as well as sales and customer service positions at Mosaic North America, Sears Canada, and IKEA Group. Sepehr Taghavi earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Engineering with First Class Honours from Queen's University.
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Lead Edge Capital
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Lead Edge Capital is a $5 billion growth equity firm investing in software, internet, and tech-enabled services businesses globally. The firm has invested in a number of major software and internet companies around the world, including Alibaba Group, Arrive Logistics, Asana, Azul Systems, Bazaarvoice, Benchling, Clearscore, Duo Security, Grafana, GrowthZone, Holistiplan, LeanStaffing, LiveView Technologies, Pacemate, Safesend, Signal Sciences, Tempo, Toast, Wise, and YouSign. Lead Edge has invested in more than 100 companies worldwide and has seen over 60 portfolio companies achieve an exit. One of the main drivers of Lead Edge’s success is its unique investor base, a group of 700+ executives, entrepreneurs, and dealmakers who have built and run some of the world’s most successful companies. In addition to providing flexible capital, Lead Edge leverages this global advisory group to connect portfolio companies with the customers, partners, talent, and advisors needed to accelerate growth. Lead Edge Capital was founded in 2011 and has offices in New York City and Santa Barbara.