Kamran Elahian

Global Catalyst LLC (Global Catalyst Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Kamran Elahian, Koji Osawa and Arthur Schneiderman. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and an additional offices in Japan.

SoundHound, Inc. develops search and sound recognition technologies. The company was founded by Majid S. Emami, James M. Hom, Keyvan Mohajer and Michal Grabowski in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

CAE Systems, Inc. operated as a computer-aided engineering workstation. The company was founded by Kamran Elahian and David Henke in 1981 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Yoomba, Inc. provides on-line communication services. It offers one-click buttons which appear in email and social network applications such as Facebook, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail. The company was founded by Ronen Babayoff and Elad Hemar in 2006 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Relief International operates as a non-profit organization that provides emergency, rehabilitation, and development services. It offers programs including health, shelter construction, education, community development, agriculture, food, income-generation, and conflict resolution. The company was founded by Farshad Rastegar in 1990 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

UNICEF Innovation Fund acts as a private equity fund.

Outlierz Ventures (Outlierz Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Kenza Lahlou in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco.

iBRIDGES is an open and collaborative initiative that aims to empower a worldwide high-tech entrepreneurial community, focused on those of Iranian descent, to exchange knowledge, best practices, and innovative thinking. The American company believes that the promotion and development of entrepreneurial capacities is a key lever for all societies to elevate their social condition. The high-tech entrepreneurial space brings game-changing dynamics and new ways of engagement that promote diversity and equal opportunity, celebrates merit-based achievement, advocates participative management, and fosters shared ownership. iBRIDGES conferences provide a unique opportunity for high-tech entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and students to network and share their ideas with a global audience. The non-profit company has a current board of members dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial capacity of all its members. iBRIDGES also shares the latest news and trends in high-tech entrepreneurship.