Tooraj Arvajeh
FounderFounder at Perl Street
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
FoundedPerl Street · YC
About
Tooraj Arvajeh has worked in senior engineering and project roles at Arup, Hatch, and the Building Performance Lab on infrastructure and climate-tech projects. He holds degrees in mechanical engineering and business from the University of Waterloo, Columbia Business School, London Business School, and the University of Hong Kong.
Founder at Perl StreetYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Tooraj went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Perl Street's investors · 7
Co-founders at Perl Street
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Arvind VermaniFounder
Experience
- Perl StreetCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- For ClimateTechAccountability Board Member (Scale for ClimateTech)current2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- CUNY Building Performance LabSenior Applied Research Scientist2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- BlocPowerChief Engineering Officer / Co-Founder2014 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- ArupSenior Engineer2013 — 2014New York
- Investors' CircleMBA Venture Fellow2013
- Clinton Global InitiativeBuilt Environment Commitments2013New York
- Advitech Pty Ltd, Novecom Pty Ltd, Hushpak Engineering Pty LtdSenior Engineer2010 — 2012Greater Sydney Area
- HatchProject Origination Lead2008 — 2010Greater Sydney Area
- HatchMechanical Engineer2006 — 2008Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- University of WaterlooResearcher2005 — 2006Waterloo, Canada
- AUTO21 Inc.Scientific Researcher (HQP)2002 — 2006
Skills & more
Carbon Management37Energy Efficiency52Life Cycle Assessment9Energy Audits4Carbon27Climate Change45Green Building6Carbon Accounting1Renewable Energy52Sustainable Development46Sustainability77Energy Management6
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Carbon FootprintingEnergyEnvironmental Management SystemsSustainable EnergySolar EnergyEnvironmental AwarenessWaste ManagementCorporate Social ResponsibilityWaterEnergy PolicyCleantechEnvironmental Engineering- Tackling the Challenges of Big Data — MIT Professional Education
- IBM Champion 2018 - Analytics — IBM
- Climate Leader — The Climate Reality Project
- Data Science and Data Engineering Bootcamp — Data Science Dojo
- IBM Champion 2017 - Analytics — IBM
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tooraj Arvajeh?
- Tooraj Arvajeh has worked in senior engineering and project roles at Arup, Hatch, and the Building Performance Lab on infrastructure and climate-tech projects. He holds degrees in mechanical engineering and business from the University of Waterloo, Columbia Business School, London Business School, and the University of Hong Kong.
- Where does Tooraj Arvajeh work?
- Tooraj Arvajeh is Founder of Perl Street.
- What companies did Tooraj Arvajeh found?
- Tooraj Arvajeh founded Perl Street.
- Where did Tooraj Arvajeh go to school?
- Tooraj Arvajeh studied at Columbia Business School (MBA, Executive Global MBA - Asia); University of Waterloo (Masters of Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering); London Business School (MBA, Global Executive MBA - Asia).
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