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Dana OshirounlockedFirouz: together at University of California, Berkeley (2024)
×11Firouz: together at University of California, Santa Cruz
CEO & Founder at Lightlinks
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Experience
- Light Links, Inc.CEO, Founder & Presidentcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Berkeley SkyDeckInnovation Fellow & Member of the Selection Committeecurrent2025 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- University of California, Santa CruzResearcher PHD Student2022 — 2026Santa Cruz, California, United States
- LightLinksCEO & Co-founder2019 — 2022
- sepantabIoT & Network developer2018 — 2021
Skills & more
investmentEntrepreneurship
Languages English · Zoroastrian Dari
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- Who is Firouz Vafadari?
- CEO & Founder at Lightlinks
- Where does Firouz Vafadari work?
- Firouz Vafadari is CEO & Founder of Lightlinks.
- What companies did Firouz Vafadari found?
- Firouz Vafadari founded Lightlinks.
- Where did Firouz Vafadari go to school?
- Firouz Vafadari studied at University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Santa Cruz (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science).
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University of California, Santa Cruz mafia62
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Shared employers
Also worked at Light Links, Inc.1
Also worked at University of California, Santa Cruz41
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