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Zak Kokosa

Zak Kokosa

Principal·Salesforce Ventures

San Francisco, CA, USA

Bio

Professional summary

Zak Kokosa is a principal on the Salesforce Ventures investment team. He joined in 2020 after three years in investment banking focused on mid-market M&A across New York and San Francisco. His Salesforce Ventures bio says he has supported investments across application software, data, infrastructure and vertical automation, including companies from pre-revenue through IPO.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

SnowflakeOwnHighspotVerceldbt Labs

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Salesforce VenturesPrincipal2020 – Present
  • Cowen and CompanyInvestment Banking Analyst2017 – 2020

Education

  • Bowdoin CollegeB.A. in Economics with minors in Mathematics and Spanish

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