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Zaina Orbai

Partner at Zaina Orbai LLC

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Zaina Orbai is a collaborative growth catalyst and trusted partner with extensive experience in executive coaching, pre-IPO, and high-growth environments. Currently serving as a Partner at Zaina Orbai LLC, she has held leadership roles at notable companies like The RealReal and Mapbox, showcasing her expertise in team leadership and change management. With a background in human resources and executive development, Zaina has successfully navigated strategic human resource planning and organizational development, making significant contributions to companies like Yelp and Levi Strauss & Co.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2022 - Current

    I partner with CEOs, Founders, Investors and Executives in rapidly changing businesses as a coach or advisor to help leaders unblock challenges and accelerate growth to achieve their goals. My clients span across all growth stages from Seed/Series A, pre-IPO to Fortune 1000 and lead in a wide range of industries such as VC-Backed Tech Companies, Non-Profit Foundations and US Olympic Committee & Teams. To connect and learn more, you can reach me at zaina@zainaorbai.com

  • Limited Partner

    2021

    Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community of operator LPs. OpCo brings together 200+ of tech’s most exceptional executives from diverse backgrounds to invest in and supercharge the next generation of enterprise tech.

Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community of Operator LPs.

  • Limited Partner

    2021

    A historic first fund with a mission to increase the diversity quotient in the venture capital ecosystem, the Neythri Futures Fund positions South Asian women front and center as key investors and stakeholders and offers an opportunity to amplify their influence and catalyze innovation.

Neythri Futures Fund is a venture capital firm.

Raised $10,000,000.00 from Rohini Chakravarthy.

  • Founding Member

    2020

    Chief is a network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. Chief is designed for senior women leaders to strengthen their leadership journey, cross-pollinate ideas across industries, and effect change from the top-down.

Chief is a private membership network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders.

Raised $140,000,000.00 from BoxGroup, General Catalyst, Notable Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Inspired Capital Partners, Flybridge and CapitalG.

  • Advisor

    2018 - 2023

    PeopleTech Partners is an advisory and investment group comprised of business leaders focused on advancing People Technology. We accelerate the growth of people technology start-ups in the portfolio through GTM and product strategy support. PeopleTech Partners have brought 100+ new HR tech companies to market.

PeopleTech Partners is a network of business leaders investing time and money into people technology.

  • Chief People Officer

    2019 - 2022

    Scaled company from pre-IPO to Public company (NASDAQ: REAL) with over 3000 employees contributing to $1.5B GMV annually and growing.

The RealReal is an online marketplace for authenticated and consigned luxury goods.

Raised $356,874,359.00 from Patricof Co, Great Hill Partners, Greenspring Associates, Greycroft, GreyLion Capital, 3L Capital and Headline.

  • Vice President, Global Head of People

    2017 - 2018

    Mapbox is a location data platform which provides building blocks to add location features like maps, search, and navigation into any experience you create. Let and built the foundational organizational talent & team structure to enable growth.

Mapbox develops a location data platform for mobile and web applications.

Raised $614,175,000.00 from SoftBank.

  • Vice President, Human Resources

    2011 - 2017

    Yelp connects people with great local businesses. Scaled the company from pre-IPO to Public company (NYSE: YELP), $80M to $1B in revenues, 600 to 4500 employees and expanded globally to 20+ countries worldwide.

Yelp is an online platform that connects people with great local businesses through user-generated reviews and recommendations.

Raised $56,000,000.00 from Elevation Partners.

  • Human Resources

    2010 - 2011

Levi Strauss & Co. is a brand-name apparel company designs, markets, and sells jeans, casual and dress pants, jackets, skirts, and more.

  • Human Resources

    2009 - 2010

Target is a retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and others.

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