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| | spouse = Zohre Elahian | | spouse = Zohre Elahian | ||
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| '''Kamran Elahian''' | |||
| '''Kamran Elahian''' ({{lang-fa|کامران الهیان}}) is an ] ] who is the chairman and co-founder of Global Catalyst Partners, an international, multistage, technology-oriented ] firm. GCP has invested in leading-edge technology companies in the ], ], ] and ]. Kamran serves on the boards of Actelis Networks, Beceem Communications, iKoa and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2016/11/30/walking-a-fine-line-hundreds-of-entrepreneurs-of-iranian-descent-set-to-gather-in-barcelona/|title=Walking A Fine Line: Hundreds Of Iranian Entrepreneurs Set To Gather In Barcelona|last=MacBride|first=Elizabeth|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> | |||
| ({{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. | |||
| ==Early life and education== | |||
| Kamran was born in Tehran in 1954. He immigrated to the United States before the ]. He received a B.Sc. in ], a B.Sc. in ] (at the age of twenty) and a Master of Engineering degree in ] from the ]. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| ===Global Catalyst Partners=== | |||
| Kamran co-founded 10 companies: CAE Systems (’81) acquired by ] for $75M; ] (’84) ] at $150M valuation/achieved ] of over $3.5B; Momenta (’89) failed; ] (’93) IPO at $300M valuation/achieved market cap of over $600M; finally sold for less than $50m after investing hundreds of million in the company, ] (’96) acquired by ] in 2009 for less than $10m; Centillium Communications (’97) IPO at $700M valuation/achieved market cap of over $4B, sold for less than $15m; Actelis Networks (’99) a broadband communications systems company; Informative (’99) failed; Entropia (’99) failed; ] (’01) - failed in 2006. | |||
| ===Leadership, Mentorship and Social Impact=== | |||
| In 2013, Kamran was a mentor for Unreasonable at Sea, a technology business accelerator for social entrepreneurs seeking to scale their ventures in international markets. Founded by Unreasonable Group, ], and ]’s ].<ref>http://www.semesteratsea.org/discover-sas/signature-programs/past-programs/unreasonable-at-sea/</ref> | |||
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Iranian-American entrepreneur| Kamran Elaalaskdjf | |
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| کامران الهیان | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) 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.