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Ali Partovi

The first investor behind Cursor and Kalshi.

Ali Ansari

From AI recruiter to one of AI's youngest billionaires. In Persian.

Yasi Baiani

She took Fitbit from $700M to $2.2B.

The Dejima Mafia

Is AI revenue inflated? Our first live recording.

Martin Basiri

The Iranian founder who built a $3.2B company.

Ali Kashani

Be a cockroach, not a unicorn.

Ramin Hasani

Leaving the data center.

Ali Behrouz

The young AI researcher behind Titans.

Second Prize 2025

Celebrating the best Iranian AI scientists, roboticists, CEOs and startups.

Narges Baniasadi

Reframing entrepreneurship.

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