Pejman Nozad Explained
Pejman Nozad |
Nationality: | American, Iranian |
Occupation: | venture capitalist |
Years Active: | 1999–present |
Pejman Nozad is an Iranian-American venture capitalist known for co-founding Pear VC and Amidzad Partners.[1] He is also a former radio host and professional soccer player.[2] [3] He was ranked in the 15th spot in Forbes annual Midas List in 2021 and also 2022.[4] He was #1 on the seed investors list in 2024. [5]
Early life and education
Nozad grew up during the Iranian Revolution. He attended a German school in Tehran that eventually shut down because of the ongoing conflict. Nozad wrote for a sports column when he was 16 and created and hosted a sports radio talk show when he was 18.[6]
Career
Nozad played soccer professionally in Iran for three years before eventually moving to Germany to play soccer on a scholarship in the 1980s.[7] He immigrated to the United States in 1992.[8] Before taking up investing, Nozad served as a car washer, yogurt shop employee, and rug salesman at the Medallion Rug Gallery.[9]
Nozad founded investment firm Amidzad Partners in 1999 with Rahim and Saeed Amidi, who also own the Medallion Rug Gallery and Plug and Play Tech Center. With Amidzad Partners, Nozad invested in companies such as Qwiki.[10]
He also co-founded venture firm Pear VC with Mar Henshenson under the name Pejman Mar in 2013.[11]
For his work with Pear VC, he was also ranked in the 15th spot in Forbes annual Midas List in 2021.[12] In 2022, he retained the number 15 rank in the Midas List[13] and was ranked number 2 on the Midas Seed List.[14]
Notes and References
- Web site: Silicon Valley's Most Famous Rug Dealer Forms a New Fund . 2022-10-20 . www.strictlyvc.com. 16 October 2013 .
- Web site: Life . Kayhan . 2021-04-07 . From Rug Dealing to Venture Capital: Meet Silicon Valley Superstar Pejman Nozad . 2022-10-20 . KAYHAN LIFE . en-US.
- Web site: Gherini . Anne . Pejman Nozad: From Rugs to Riches . 2022-10-20 . www.affinity.co . en.
- Web site: 2022-02-01 . Pejman Nozad . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220201144345/https://www.forbes.com/profile/pejman-nozad/ . 2022-02-01 . 2022-10-20 . forbes.com.
- Web site: The Midas Seed List 2024: The Early Venture Capital Backers of Tomorrow's AI Giants. 2024-07-03 . Forbes . en.
- Web site: 2016-07-11 . World's Best English Pronunciation App Elsaspeak . 2022-10-20 . ELSA Speak - Your 24/7 A.I English Speaking Companion . en-US.
- Web site: Pejman Nozad's Rugs To Riches Story . 2022-10-20 . Forbes India . en.
- Web site: Loizos . Connie . 2017-08-28 . Why the rise of Iranian-Americans in tech is no surprise . 2022-10-20 . TechCrunch . en-US.
- News: Helft . Miguel . 2007-09-14 . Rental Building's Good Karma Nurtures Success . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-20 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: 2011-01-20 . Qwiki closes $8M round led by Eduardo Saverin . 2022-10-20 . VatorNews.
- Web site: Konrad . Alex . Their Venture Fund Was 'A Sign Of A Bubble.' Then They Turned $1.9 Million In DoorDash Into $440 Million . 2022-10-20 . Forbes . en.
- Web site: 2022-02-01 . Pejman Nozad . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220201144345/https://www.forbes.com/profile/pejman-nozad/ . 2022-02-01 . 2022-10-20 . forbes.com.
- Web site: 2022-10-15 . The Midas List 2022 . . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20221015001825/https://www.forbes.com/midas/ . 2022-10-15 . 2022-10-20 .
- Web site: Midas Seed 2022 . 2022-10-20 . Forbes . en.