Hooman Reza Nezhad
FounderCofounder at Solcoa
Alameda, California, United States
FoundedSolcoa
Thiel Fellow 202530 Under 30 2026 · Manufacturing & Industry
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Hooman Reza Nezhad of Waterloo, Canada was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2025, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Solcoa Industries.
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Artem IurkovskyiCofounder
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- Solcoa IndustriesCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2024 — presentAlameda, CA
- The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellowcurrent2025 — present
- University of WaterlooResearch2021 — 2024Waterloo, ON
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Languages English · Farsi
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- Who is Hooman Reza Nezhad?
- Hooman Reza Nezhad of Waterloo, Canada was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2025, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Solcoa Industries.
- Where does Hooman Reza Nezhad work?
- Hooman Reza Nezhad is Cofounder of Solcoa.
- What companies did Hooman Reza Nezhad found?
- Hooman Reza Nezhad founded Solcoa.
- Where did Hooman Reza Nezhad go to school?
- Hooman Reza Nezhad studied at University of Toronto (Engineering Science).
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