Yashar Nejati

Yashar Nejati is an accomplished entrepreneur and advisor with a diverse background in retail, food production, and research. Currently serving as an Advisor at Goldsky since November 2022, Yashar previously co-founded and led Uppercase as CEO from 2018 to 2024, providing turn-key retail development for renowned brands. Experience also includes roles at On Deck as Advisor, Partner of ODX, and Director for Canada, along with co-founding and leading thisopenspace, which was acquired after creating a marketplace connecting creators with locations. As the founder of Yummus Foods, Yashar developed a CPG food brand, and prior research at the University of California, San Francisco focused on saccharomyces cerevisiae in relation to anticancer agents. Yashar holds a dual degree in BBA and BSc, with specializations in Marketing, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry from Simon Fraser University.