Arra G. Yerganian

Partner, Newport LLC | CEO Advisor | Growth & Brand Transformation Leader | Board Director | Keynote Speaker

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 3 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2020
Operator-angel🌍 United States
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Sep 2020
ZorroSign, Inc. uses blockchain for superior privacy and security. Governments, businesses, organizations and individuals around the world trust ZorroSign to safeguard their digital documents and to provide an immutable chain of custody for their digital transactions. The company’s data security platform integrates multiple blockchains (Hyperledger Fabric and Provenance Blockchain), digital signatures (Z-Sign), automated compliance (Z-Flow), intelligent forms (Z-Fill), document storage (Z-Vault), patented fraud prevention (Z-Forensics), user authentication and document verification (Z-Verify), identity-as-a-service (IDaaS), and so much more. When the risk is personal and everything is on the line, Block It Down!
Board Member
May 2020
This is petcare reimagined™ Heart + Paw is an integrated pet care company serving pets and their parents. Bringing together a tailored physical space and digital experience designed for the dynamics between pets, their parents, and the care team, our brand serves the modern dimensions of pet parenthood. Heart + Paw will offer veterinary care, grooming, day care, boarding, retail, and other complementary services at its centers. Thoughtfully designed, digitally enabled and powered by the best and the brightest, Heart + Paw will be the destination for pets and their parents.
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2025
Partner
Sep 2025
Newport is a national strategic advisory firm that helps founders, owners and CEOs of growth stage companies grow and improve the value of their businesses, often in support of a capital transaction or family business succession. “We engaged Newport for assistance with developing and executing a well-planned growth agenda for our company. We needed help to achieve our full potential, and Newport brought valuable experience and perspectives to the table that we did not have internally.” CEO, Digital Marketing Company HOW WE BRING VALUE Being CEO is a tough, stressful job where you alone make the difficult, ‘bet the business’ decisions when the company is at a crossroads. Since Newport partners have founded, built, operated and sold businesses, we understand and partner with you - through our Value Acceleration Program or as a strategic advisor, fractional C-Suite executive, or board director - to make and implement those tough decisions. During our engagements address issues like: • Corporate Strategy & Positioning • Growth & Profitability • Leadership & Governance • Talent & Employee Engagement • Customer Experience • Innovation • Technology & Digital Transformation • Capital Structure, Restructure & Turnaround • Family Business Planning & Succession • Capital Transactions & Business Sale OUR UNIQUE APPROACH What’s different about Newport is that: • Each of our partners has decades of success as C-level operating executives. We’ve seen a lot, so we bring high Business IQ, innovative ideas, and proven solutions to accelerate your success. • Our clients have access not only to Newport’s 60+ partners, but also to a network of select expert resources who can help amplify your success. • Our clients appreciate that we are their ally, working side by side with them over the long-term, rolling up our sleeves and doing whatever is required to achieve outstanding results. To learn more or connect with a Newport Partner, visit: https://newportllc.com/
2020
Board Member
Sep 2020
ZorroSign, Inc. uses blockchain for superior privacy and security. Governments, businesses, organizations and individuals around the world trust ZorroSign to safeguard their digital documents and to provide an immutable chain of custody for their digital transactions. The company’s data security platform integrates multiple blockchains (Hyperledger Fabric and Provenance Blockchain), digital signatures (Z-Sign), automated compliance (Z-Flow), intelligent forms (Z-Fill), document storage (Z-Vault), patented fraud prevention (Z-Forensics), user authentication and document verification (Z-Verify), identity-as-a-service (IDaaS), and so much more. When the risk is personal and everything is on the line, Block It Down!
Executive Leadership in B2B, B2C, and Growth Marketing
Chief Revenue Officer, CMO, CXO, Chief Brand Officer, Comm's & Bus. Dev. Executive, Board Member
May 2020
Board Member
May 2020
This is petcare reimagined™ Heart + Paw is an integrated pet care company serving pets and their parents. Bringing together a tailored physical space and digital experience designed for the dynamics between pets, their parents, and the care team, our brand serves the modern dimensions of pet parenthood. Heart + Paw will offer veterinary care, grooming, day care, boarding, retail, and other complementary services at its centers. Thoughtfully designed, digitally enabled and powered by the best and the brightest, Heart + Paw will be the destination for pets and their parents.
2008
Concentric Ventures, LLC
Founder & Chief Revenue & Marketing Catalyst
Apr 2008
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