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Viken Douzdjian

Partner at Argonautic, CFO at Cognaize

Seattle, Washington

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $250,000.00

Work Experience

2021

  • CFO

    2025

    Cognaize leverages AI to extract, validate and analyze data enabling customer to uncover insights and revenue opportunities from previously untapped data sources. Applications include financial spreading, ESG, claims processing, lending agreements, and more.

  • Director

    2021

  • Managing Partner

    2017

    Argonautic Ventures is a global venture fund supporting entrepreneurs that solve the exciting challenges of our time.

  • Director

    2022

2021

  • Board Observer

    2021

2021 - 2024

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2024

2021 - 2024

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2024

  • Chief Operations Officer

    2016 - 2019

    Trellis offers an industry-leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) software platform. The software features a customizable workflow tool that manages seed-to-sale compliance requirements. Trellis' technology strategy consolidates end-to-end operations into one platform. Trellis was acquired in April 2020 by Akerna (NASDAQ: KERN).

  • Private Equity Investor

    2015 - 2017

    Marlin Equity Partners is a global investment firm with over $3 billion of capital under management. The firm focuses on corporate divestiture, turnaround, growth equity and buy-and-build investment opportunities in the U.S. and abroad. Since the firm’s inception in 2005, Marlin has successfully acquired over 100 businesses across a variety of industries including technology, services, consumer, healthcare and industrials. Marlin is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with an additional office in London.

  • Investment Banking Analyst

    2013 - 2015

  • Bill Gates Investment Fellow

    2012 - 2013