Arash Ferdowsi
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| Born | October 7, 1985 Overland Park, Kansas, United States |
| Nationality | Iranian American |
| Alma mater | MIT (Dropped out) |
| Occupation | Co-Founder and CTO, Dropbox |
Arash Ferdowsi (Persian: آرش فردوسی, born October 7, 1985) is an Iranian-American entrepreneur. He is co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) of Dropbox.[1]
Education
Arash is a 2004 graduate of Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas.[2] Ferdowsi attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he dropped out in his last year to focus on his business.[3]
Career
Ferdowsi launched Dropbox in June 2007 with his business partner, Drew Houston, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In September 2007 Ferdowsi moved his company to San Francisco and raised venture capital from Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Y Combinator, and a handful of individual investors.[3]
Awards and highlights
- Inc. Magazine named Ferdowsi to its 2011 "30 Under 30" top entrepreneurs list.[3]
- Fortune Magazine named Ferdowsi to its 2011 "40 Under 40" list.[4]
- TechCrunch awarded Ferdowsi a Crunchie for "Founder Of The Year".[5]
References
- ↑ Arash Ferdowsi | CrunchBase Profile. Crunchbase.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-14.
- ↑ Meet the richest area native you’ve probably never heard of; The Kansas City Star; February 9, 2013.
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