Dessi Sarabosing

Founder & Managing Partner at Grace Ventures

Speaker

Dessi Sarabosing, CPA, MBA is a visionary financial strategist, investor, and transformational leader with a passion for turning bold ideas into lasting impact. With over two decades of experience scaling high-growth companies and raising more than $1B in capital, she brings a rare blend of operational rigor, capital markets expertise, and entrepreneurial fire.

As the Founder and Managing Partner of Grace Ventures, Dessi partners with purpose-driven founders to accelerate ventures across technology, wellness, nutrition and other better-me categories. She is also the creator of SheReigns™, a high-impact platform and fund unlocking capital, strategy, and community for women entrepreneurs rewriting the rules of business.

A former CFO for venture-backed and private equity-owned companies in tech, infrastructure, and consumer sectors, Dessi is known for aligning financial clarity with long-term enterprise value. Her leadership has earned her recognition on the OC500 Most Influential List and as CFO of the Year by the Orange County Business Journal.
Dessi is also the co-founder and backer of Zesty Olives™ and PastaViva™, two fast-casual culinary concepts blending modern experiences with global flavor innovation.
Her journey—from growing up in Eastern Europe as a coal miner’s daughter to becoming an award-winning CFO and global investor—inspires her work and fuels her mission to help others rise. She is the author of the upcoming transformational book, Already Crowned, a powerful story and a practical journal of resilience, reinvention, and reclaiming your identity.

At the intersection of bold vision and grounded execution, Dessi empowers founders, transforms organizations, and builds legacies that endure.