— Vahé Torossian has joined Seattle firm Tola Capital as a venture partner.
Torossian was at Microsoft for more than three decades, resigning from the tech giant in 2023 as corporate vice president of worldwide business applications. He then went to Builder.ai, a London-based software development platform. At the startup, he held multiple roles including deputy CEO and chief revenue officer. He left the company in May.
“Joining Tola Capital represents a unique opportunity to draw on my global executive experience and most recent start-up chapter,” Torossian said on LinkedIn. “I have seen firsthand the immense potential for early-stage ventures to power the enterprise AI landscape.”
While at Microsoft, Torossian worked with Tola Capital managing director Sheila Gulati. “At Tola Capital we partner with our portfolio companies to accelerate their growth, and for this purpose, I can think of no one better equipped to guide our CEOs than Vahé,” Gulati wrote on LinkedIn.
Tola specializes in early-stage, AI-powered enterprise software startups. It has $700 million of assets under management and more than 40 portfolio companies.
