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Kamran Elahian

Kamran Elahian is an Iranian-American entrepreneur who is the chairman and founder of Global Innovation Catalyst and advises governments on transitioning out of fossil-based economies. Over his career, he co-founded ten companies and had six exits, three of which were Unicorn IPOs. For 15 years he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners, a global VC firm with investments in the U.S., Japan, China, India, Israel and Singapore.

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Kamran Elahian
کامران الهیان
Born1954 (age 71–72)
Tehran, Iran
OccupationEntrepreneur
SpouseZohre Elahian
Websitewww.kamranelahian.com

Kamran Elahian (Persian: کامران الهیان) is an Iranian-American entrepreneur who is the chairman and founder of Global Innovation Catalyst1 and advises governments on transitioning out of fossil-based economies. Over his career, he co-founded ten companies and had six exits, three of which were Unicorn IPOs.23 For 15 years he was Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners, a global VC firm with investments in the U.S., Japan, China, India, Israel and Singapore.

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