Farzad Naimi
Fondateur chez RONA Holdings LLC
Profil
Farzad Naimi is a serial entrepreneur, CEO at Naimi Group and co-founder - managing partner at RONA Holdings investment company.
He brings more than 30 years of successful Silicon Valley startup leadership, including co-founding and being part of the initial team of four startups with successful IPOs in the U.S., Japan and Brazil.
Naimi started his high-tech career at Centex Telemanagement, a startup at the time, and led Centex to its IPO, prior to its acquisition by MCI.
He continued his career as executive vice president and COO at Prestige International, Japan’s largest customer relationship management organization, that later had a successful IPO in Japan.
Naimi was a co–founder of Genesys Labs, a real-time customer interaction software solutions.
Genesys Labs went public and was subsequently acquired by Alcatel for $1.6 billion in 2000.
Naimi participated in a successful startup, VisaNet do Brazil -- now known as Cielo -- the largest e–commerce and retail banking group in Latin America with a successful IPO in 2009 that raised $4.3 billion, the largest IPO in the world that year.
Naimi also co-founded RONA Holdings investment company to address opportunities in Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Disruptive Technologies with 11 successful M&As and 2 IPOs.
Naimi believes mentorship is the cornerstone of successful entrepreneurship.
He is actively involved with the non-profit organizations, World Innovations Network (WIN) and Pars Equality Center and plays a crucial role in the mentorship of RONA Holdings portfolio companies.
Promoting and internationalizing responsible entrepreneurship with social and environmental impact is both his philosophy and mission in life.
Naimi has a B.S.
EE in Computer Science from Cogswell University and a Masters of Science in Telecommunications Management from Golden Gate University.
Postes actifs de Farzad Naimi
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
RONA Holdings LLC
 RONA Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance RONA Holdings LLC (RONA Holdings) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Farzad Naimi and Richard Murdock. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. | Fondateur | 01/01/2004 |
Naimigroup
 Naimigroup Investment ManagersFinance Naimigroup (Naimi group) is a venture capital firm founded by Farzad Naimi. The firm is headquartered in the United States. | Directeur Général | - |
Anciens postes connus de Farzad Naimi
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
SenTek Americas Corp.
 SenTek Americas Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SenTek Americas Corp. provides business solutions in systems integration. It offers card business, merchant services, management consulting , customer relationship solutions , and custom software development services. The company was founded by Farzad Naimi in 1999 and is headquartered in Weston, FL. | Fondateur | - |
Bina Technologies, Inc.
 Bina Technologies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bina Technologies, Inc. provides platform accelerating and genomic analysis services. It is a big data science platform accelerating personalized medicine for researchers and clinicians requiring fast, accurate and scalable genomic analysis. The company was founded by Garry P. Nolan, Narges Bani Asadi, Wing H. Wong and John Wawrzynek in 2011 and is headquartered in Belmont, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.
 Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. provides customer service and contact center solutions. It also offers business consulting, professional services, Genesys support and care, Genesys Guru managed services and Genesys customer advocacy program. The firm?s solutions include contact center modernization, self service, enterprise workload management, proactive customer communications, cloud, continuous workforce optimization and different solutions by industry. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Daly City, CA. | Fondateur | - |
| Golden Gate University | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Centex Telemanagement, Inc.
 Centex Telemanagement, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., Centex Telemanagement, Inc. resells telephone services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Centex Telemanagement was acquired by MFS Communications Co., Inc. on June 22, 1994 for $180 million. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Formation de Farzad Naimi
| Golden Gate University | Graduate Degree |
| Cogswell Polytechnical College | Undergraduate Degree |
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Sociétés liées
| Entreprise privées | 9 |
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LiteScape Technologies, Inc.
 LiteScape Technologies, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications LiteScape Technologies, Inc. develops unified communications applications. Its products include OnCast, CallTrackPro, Secure Profile Management and SmartRoute. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Communications |
| IQ Labs, Inc. | |
Prestige International Holdings LLC
 Prestige International Holdings LLC Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade Prestige International Holdings LLC provides household cleaning and personal care products. The firm's brands include Murine, Chloraseptic, Compound W, New Skin, Little Remedies, Comet, Spic and Span, Denorex, and Cutex. The company is headquartered in Irvington, NY. | Retail Trade |
Centex Telemanagement, Inc.
Centex Telemanagement, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., Centex Telemanagement, Inc. resells telephone services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Centex Telemanagement was acquired by MFS Communications Co., Inc. on June 22, 1994 for $180 million. | Communications |
Bina Technologies, Inc.
Bina Technologies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bina Technologies, Inc. provides platform accelerating and genomic analysis services. It is a big data science platform accelerating personalized medicine for researchers and clinicians requiring fast, accurate and scalable genomic analysis. The company was founded by Garry P. Nolan, Narges Bani Asadi, Wing H. Wong and John Wawrzynek in 2011 and is headquartered in Belmont, CA. | Commercial Services |
Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.
Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. provides customer service and contact center solutions. It also offers business consulting, professional services, Genesys support and care, Genesys Guru managed services and Genesys customer advocacy program. The firm?s solutions include contact center modernization, self service, enterprise workload management, proactive customer communications, cloud, continuous workforce optimization and different solutions by industry. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Daly City, CA. | Technology Services |
SenTek Americas Corp.
SenTek Americas Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services SenTek Americas Corp. provides business solutions in systems integration. It offers card business, merchant services, management consulting , customer relationship solutions , and custom software development services. The company was founded by Farzad Naimi in 1999 and is headquartered in Weston, FL. | Commercial Services |
RONA Holdings LLC
RONA Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance RONA Holdings LLC (RONA Holdings) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Farzad Naimi and Richard Murdock. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. | Finance |
Naimigroup
Naimigroup Investment ManagersFinance Naimigroup (Naimi group) is a venture capital firm founded by Farzad Naimi. The firm is headquartered in the United States. | Finance |
