Yarden Shaked
About Yarden Shaked
Yarden Shaked is the Co-Founder and CEO of Varos, a data sharing platform based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a background in investment banking and private equity, with experience at notable firms such as Rothschild & Co and Apax Partners LLP.
Work at Varos
Yarden Shaked serves as Co-Founder and CEO of Varos, a data sharing platform based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 2021, he has led the company in pioneering a new category of data analytics that emphasizes cross-company collaboration. Under his leadership, Varos secured a $4 million Seed round investment, led by Ibex Investors and several top angel investors. Shaked has played a crucial role in the development of Varos's Media Mix tool and has been actively involved in hiring key positions within the company, including developers and a head of growth. He also participated in the launch of Varos's app on the Stripe App Marketplace.
Education and Expertise
Yarden Shaked earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Emory University - Goizueta Business School, where he studied Finance and Analytic Consulting from 2013 to 2017. He also participated in the S21 Batch at Y Combinator in 2021, which lasted for four months. During his time at Emory, he served as a Teaching Assistant for both Data and Decision Analytics and Financial Accounting, contributing to the educational development of fellow students.
Background
Prior to his role at Varos, Yarden Shaked gained extensive experience in various sectors. He worked as a Private Equity Investor at Apax Partners LLP in Tel Aviv from 2019 to 2020, and as an Investment Banking analyst at Rothschild & Co in New York from 2017 to 2019. He also served as a Director of Consulting at TAMID Group in Atlanta from 2014 to 2016. His diverse background in finance and consulting has equipped him with a strong foundation for his current endeavors in data analytics.
Achievements
Yarden Shaked has authored multiple blog posts on Varos's website, discussing topics such as conversion rate optimization and the impact of TikTok on advertising strategies. He has analyzed Facebook Ads benchmarks for direct-to-consumer companies, contributing valuable insights to the field of digital marketing. His leadership at Varos has been instrumental in establishing the company as a key player in the data analytics landscape.