Soraya Darabi
Soraya Darabi is an angel investor and startup advisor. She is the co-founder of Zady, a mission-driven content and commerce brand described best as "The Whole Foods of Fashion." Soraya began her career as Manager of Digital Partnerships and Social Media at The New York Times. Following her tenure at The Times, she served as Product Lead for drop.io, an online collaboration service (acquired by Facebook) and went on to co-found the application Foodspotting, named by Apple and Wired Magazine as an “App of the Year” (acquired by Open Table).
Soraya has been featured on the cover of Fast Company Magazine's “Most Creative People in Business” issue, on the cover of Brandweek’s "Digital” issue for her work in new media and entrepreneurship. She was named an Inc Magazine "30 Under 30" (2012) and a Fortune Magazine "40 under 40" (2015). She advises C-suite executives in companies ranging from Disney to Time Inc. to GSMA. She is a World Economic Forum "Young Global Leader."
