Roham Gharegozlou

Artist, Designer, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Inventor, Investor, Startup, Technologist, World traveler

Roham is Founding Partner at Axiom Zen, an award-winning venture studio that specializes in emerging technology, and CEO of Dapper Labs, a venture-backed company founded to make the benefits of blockchain technology accessible to billions worldwide. Roham co-founded Axiom Zen in 2012 and served as the company’s CEO until March 2018. In that time, Roham bootstrapped the group from two to 100 people across four standalone businesses including Routific, ZenHub, and Hammer & Tusk. In 2016, Axiom Zen was named first among Canada’s Most Innovative Companies by Canadian Business. Dapper Labs was spun out from Axiom Zen in March 2018 following the success of its first product, CryptoKitties. The company counts three former startup CEOs, three former CTOs, and an experienced leadership team from companies like Apple, Google, and Unity. Dapper Labs has raised venture capital from A16Z, USV, Venrock, and GV, among others. Prior to founding Axiom Zen and Dapper Labs, Roham served with the Rising Tide Fund based in Silicon Valley as a partner focused on seed-stage investments. Before Rising Tide, Roham worked with Newbury Ventures also in Silicon Valley. Roham previously tried his hand at a number of internet businesses none of which went anywhere. Roham holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and dual bachelor's and master's degrees in Biological Sciences from Stanford University.

The role of technology in health and sports. Startup innovation as one of the most impactful catalysts for social change. Open access and consumer choice facilitated through blockchain.

You can pretty reliably spend time, health, and happiness to make money. The reverse is not always true .

ai, artificial intelligence, blockchain, conversational interfaces, cryptocurrency, cryptokitties, digital assets, emerging technology, human computer interface design, machine learning, product design, product strategy, technology

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