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| ({{langx|fa|کامران الهیان}}) is an ] ] who is the chairman and founder of |
({{langx|fa|کامران الهیان}}) is an ] ] who is the chairman and founder of , he co- founded ten companies. For 15 years he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners. | ||
| market cap of over $8B.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://powderkeg.com/failure-to-success-kamran-elahian/|title=From Failure to Success: How Global Entrepreneur Kamran Elahian Co-founded 3 Unicorn Tech Companies|date=January 29, 2019}}</ref> For 15 years he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners, a global VC firm ($350M | |||
| under management) with investments in the U.S., Japan, China, India, Israel and Singapore. Underlying his | |||
| vision for global philanthropy is the conviction that modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) | |||
| can be instrumental in dissolving barriers between nations and bridging the social and political differences | |||
| among people.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.ft.com/content/d729e71c-fed9-11e4-84b2-00144feabdc0 | title = Iran's tech sector to display potential in Berlin | newspaper = ] | url-access = subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/31/amazon-iranian-style-digikala-other-startups-aparat-hamijoo-takhfifan | title = From Digikala to Hamijoo: the Iranian startup revolution, phase two | first1 = Saeed Kamali | last1 = Dehghan | date = May 31, 2015 | newspaper = ]}}</ref> This vision was reflected in Schools-Online, a nonprofit he co-founded in 1996 to connect the | |||
| world, one school at a time (6400 schools in 36 countries were provided with computers and access to the | |||
| Internet) and merged with Relief International in 2003; Global Catalyst Foundation, co-founded in 2000 to | |||
| improve lives through effective education and empowerment of the youth (with special emphasis on young | |||
| women) using the leverage of ICT,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/07/21/tech-recruiters-eye-iranian-tech-talent-clinton-urges-portable-benefits-at-firms-like-uber/|title=Tech: Recruiters eye Iranian tech talent, Clinton urges portable benefits at firms like Uber|newspaper=]|date=July 21, 2015|first1=Elise|last1=Viebeck|url-access=limited}}</ref> and UN-GAID, a United Nations global forum that promotes ICT in developing countries where he served as Co-Chairman (2009-2011). | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| Kamran co-founded 10 companies:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/talk/great-founder-break-arm|title=Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem|website=www.techinasia.com}}</ref> had 6 exits, 3 of them were Unicorn IPOs with a total market cap of over $8B. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Iranian-American entrepreneur| Kamran Elaalaskdjf | |
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| کامران الهیان | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian American |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Zohre Elahian |
| Website | www |
Kamran Elahian
(Persian: کامران الهیان) is an Iranian-American entrepreneur who is the chairman and founder of Global Innovation Catalyst, he co- founded ten companies. For 15 years he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners.