Who Is Arash Ferdowsi?

This article was originally published in Turkish on 2024-05-23 and migrated from our previous website. This English version translates the archived article. Roles, biographical details, product features and service availability may be outdated; migration does not independently verify their accuracy.

The original article collects information about Arash Ferdowsi, a co-founder of Dropbox.

Education and early life

Born on 7 October 1985 in Kansas, United States, Ferdowsi attended Blue Valley Northwest High School, a public school in Overland Park. The source says he graduated at the top of his class in 2004. He studied electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, leaving during his final year to focus on his business.

Career

Ferdowsi and Drew Houston started Dropbox at MIT in June 2007. In September 2007, Ferdowsi moved the business to San Francisco; funding came from Sequoia Capital, Accel, Y Combinator and individual investors.

The source describes a March 2018 IPO valuing the company at approximately US$9.2 billion. Ferdowsi served as CTO from the company’s founding in June 2007 to October 2016 and, according to the article, left the company in 2020.

Recognition

• The source says Inc. included him among top entrepreneurs under thirty in 2011.
• Fortune included him in its “40 Under 40” list in 2011.
• TechCrunch awarded him a Crunchie in the Founder of the Year category.

These are details from the archived profile, not a current independently verified biography.