EPISODE · Feb 7, 2026 · 59 MIN
Cecilia Ziniti, GC AI CEO on Legal AI & Enterprise Counsel
from Venture with Grace · host Grace Gong
Cecilia Ziniti is CEO and Co-Founder of GC AI, the AI platform trusted by in-house legal teams at 1,200+ companies. A three-time General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Cecilia has helped bring to market every major tech shift of the last 20 years. Her career began at Yahoo during the early internet boom, she launched Alexa at Amazon as a founding member of the team, she advised on autonomous vehicles at Cruise, robotics and AI at Anki, AI-powered software development at Replit, and now leads one of the fastest growing startups in legal AI. A former big-firm associate, she has closed $425M+ in venture financing, served on boards for 25+ quarters, and negotiated hundreds of strategic transactions. Cecilia is also an angel investor, named AI patent inventor, media commentator, and host of the CZ & Friends podcast.Topics:$425M VC closes: Negotiation hacks + board secretary moves surviving 9 roundsAI patents payoff: Inventor secrets turning legal pain into unicorn softwareScaling legal expertise with AI: Smarter counsel for teams#AIinEnterprise #GCStack #AIForLaw #VentureScale #WomenInTech #EnterpriseAI #GCAI
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Cecilia Ziniti is CEO and Co-Founder of GC AI, the AI platform trusted by in-house legal teams at 1,200+ companies. A three-time General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Cecilia has helped bring to market every major tech shift of the last 20 years. Her career began at Yahoo during the early internet boom, she launched Alexa at Amazon as a founding member of the team, she advised on autonomous vehicles at Cruise, robotics and AI at Anki, AI-powered software development at Replit, and now leads one of the fastest growing startups in legal AI. A former big-firm associate, she has closed $425M+ in venture financing, served on boards for 25+ quarters, and negotiated hundreds of strategic transactions. Cecilia is also an angel investor, named AI patent inventor, media commentator, and host of the CZ & Friends podcast.Topics:$425M VC closes: Negotiation hacks + board secretary moves surviving 9 roundsAI patents payoff: Inventor secrets turning legal pain into unicorn softwareScaling legal expertise with AI: Smarter counsel for teams#AIinEnterprise #GCStack #AIForLaw #VentureScale #WomenInTech #EnterpriseAI #GCAI
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