Hooman Radfar
InvestorFounderPartner at Expansive Ventures · Founder & CEO at Collective
San Francisco, California
Writes $25K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedCollective
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About
Hooman Radfar is a computer scientist and founder who serves as co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Collective, a platform for solopreneurs. He is a venture partner at Expa, where he works with founders from Uber, Foursquare, and Twitter, and operates 10e9, a personal investment platform with stakes in companies including Stripe, OpenAI, and SpaceX. He previously founded AddThis, a web publishing platform acquired by Oracle in 2016, which at the time of acquisition served 15 million publishers and reached nearly 2 billion unique viewers.
Founder & CEO at Collective
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Experience
- CollectiveCo-Founder, CEO and Chairmancurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ExpaVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ExpaFounding Partner2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- 10e9Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco
- AddThisExecutive Chairman of the Board2012 — 2015
- AddThisCo-Founder & CEO2006 — 2012McLean, Virginia
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Product DevelopmentAngel InvestingEarly-stage StartupsMarketingEntrepreneurshipStart-upsMergersChange ManagementStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingLeadershipStrategyLanguages Farsi · Spanish
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- Who is Hooman Radfar?
- Hooman Radfar is a computer scientist and founder who serves as co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Collective, a platform for solopreneurs. He is a venture partner at Expa, where he works with founders from Uber, Foursquare, and Twitter, and operates 10e9, a personal investment platform with stakes in companies including Stripe, OpenAI, and SpaceX. He previously founded AddThis, a web publishing platform acquired by Oracle in 2016, which at the time of acquisition served 15 million publishers and reached nearly 2 billion unique viewers.
- Where does Hooman Radfar work?
- Hooman Radfar is Founder & CEO of Collective and Partner at Expansive Ventures.
- What check size does Hooman Radfar write?
- Hooman Radfar typically writes checks of $25K – $50K.
- What companies did Hooman Radfar found?
- Hooman Radfar founded Collective.
- What companies has Hooman Radfar invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Always Prepped, Convoy, Kickoff, Proper, Sleeper.
- Where did Hooman Radfar go to school?
- Hooman Radfar studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Master of Science - MS, Electrical & Computer Engineering - Information Networking); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science & Engineering - BSE, Computer Science & Engineering); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).
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Same school
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,512
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Also attended Upper St. Clair High School2
Shared employers
Also worked at Collective13
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Also worked at Expa31
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Also worked at AddThis8
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