| Arash Ferdowsi | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 7, 1985 Overland Park, Kansas, United States |
| Nationality | Iranian American |
| Alma mater | MIT (Dropout) |
| Occupation | Co-Founder and CTO, Dropbox |
Arash Ferdowsi (Persian: آرش فردوسی, born October 7, 1985) is an Iranian-American entrepreneur known as the co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) of Dropbox.[1]
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Ferdowsi launched Dropbox in June 2007 with his business partner, Drew Houston, at the 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.[2]
Ferdowsi attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he dropped out his last year to focus on his business.[2]