Arash Ferdowsi
Unicorn founderCo-founder & CTO at Dropbox
San Francisco, CA
Writes $50K – $200K checks · typically $100K
FoundedDropbox$12B · YC
About
Arash Ferdowsi co-founded Dropbox with Drew Houston in 2007, dropping out of MIT to do it, and served as CTO through the company's rise to a 2018 IPO. He led engineering during the years when Dropbox's sync reliability was its entire competitive moat against far larger incumbents. He stepped back from the CTO role in 2016 and now invests in early-stage companies.
Co-founder & CTO at DropboxYC S07
Intro paths
Arash went through Y Combinator (Summer 2007) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Arash can intro founders to Dropbox's investors below.
Dropbox's investors · 13
Co-founders at Dropbox
Experience
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PythonLanguages English · Farsi · French
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Arash FerdowsiHow Arash Ferdowsi is Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators Worldwide- Dropbox Inventor
Charlene Birk, MA, PCC
Arash Ferdowsi is the Dropbox co-founder who prefers to stay out of the spotlight. | By Forbes
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arash Ferdowsi?
- Arash Ferdowsi co-founded Dropbox with Drew Houston in 2007, dropping out of MIT to do it, and served as CTO through the company's rise to a 2018 IPO. He led engineering during the years when Dropbox's sync reliability was its entire competitive moat against far larger incumbents. He stepped back from the CTO role in 2016 and now invests in early-stage companies.
- Where does Arash Ferdowsi work?
- Arash Ferdowsi is Co-founder & CTO of Dropbox.
- What check size does Arash Ferdowsi write?
- Arash Ferdowsi typically writes checks of $50K – $200K.
- What companies did Arash Ferdowsi found?
- Arash Ferdowsi founded Dropbox.
- Where did Arash Ferdowsi go to school?
- Arash Ferdowsi studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Computer Science).
- What podcasts and interviews feature Arash Ferdowsi?
- Tracked appearances include "How Arash Ferdowsi is Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators Worldwide- Dropbox Inventor", "Arash Ferdowsi is the Dropbox co-founder who prefers to stay out of the spotlight. | By Forbes".
Paths to reach Arash
People who overlapped with Arash at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.
Together at DropboxArash: Co-founder & CTO
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