Where does Pouyan Salehi work?

Pouyan Salehi is Founder/CEO of PersistIQ and Founder at Scratchpad.

What companies did Pouyan Salehi found?

Pouyan Salehi founded PersistIQ, Scratchpad.

Where did Pouyan Salehi go to school?

Pouyan Salehi studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Y Combinator (Summer 2014); University of Minnesota (BME, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering).

Pouyan Salehi

Founder

Founder at Scratchpad · Founder/CEO at PersistIQ

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPersistIQ · YC Scratchpad

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Pouyan: together at Harvard Business School

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Pouyan: together at Boston Scientific

About

Pouyan Salehi is currently CEO and cofounder of Scratchpad. He previously founded and led PersistIQ as CEO and cofounder, which was part of Y Combinator's S14 cohort.

Founder at Scratchpad

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Scratchpad's investors · 5

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2022 Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2022 Operator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checks Peak State VenturesNew York · $100K – $15M checks Todd and Rahul’s Angel FundSan Francisco · $300K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Scratchpad

Cyrus KarbassiyoonFounder

Founder/CEO at PersistIQ YC S14

Intro paths

Pouyan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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PersistIQ's investors · 4

FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Point NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checks Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at PersistIQ

Cyrus KarbassiyoonFounder/CTO

Experience

ClearskiesCEO and Cofoundercurrent2026 — present
ScratchpadCEO and Co-foundercurrent2019 — present
PersistIQ (acquired by Wishpond)CEO and Co-founder2014 — 2019
Lera LabsCo-founder2012 — 2014
Redpoint VenturesEntrepreneur in Residence2012Menlo Park
StackMob (acquired by PayPal)Co-founder2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
AppleiPhone Business Operations Manager2009 — 2010
AppleiPod / iPhone Displays Manager2007 — 2009
VTS ConsultantsValidation Engineer2003 — 2005
Boston ScientificEngineer Intern, Advanced Process Technology2000

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship66Mobile Applications17User Experience9Product Management18Mobile Devices13Business Development30Product Marketing2Product Development10Go-to-market Strategy3Sales9B2B3Analytics1

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Strategic PartnershipsSaaSNegotiationGo-to-marketLeadershipManagementStrategy

Languages English · Farsi · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Pouyan Salehi?: Pouyan Salehi is currently CEO and cofounder of Scratchpad. He previously founded and led PersistIQ as CEO and cofounder, which was part of Y Combinator's S14 cohort.
Where does Pouyan Salehi work?: Pouyan Salehi is Founder/CEO of PersistIQ and Founder at Scratchpad.
What companies did Pouyan Salehi found?: Pouyan Salehi founded PersistIQ, Scratchpad.
Where did Pouyan Salehi go to school?: Pouyan Salehi studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Y Combinator (Summer 2014); University of Minnesota (BME, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering).