Payam Zamani
| Payam Zamani | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Persian |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis |
| Occupation | Business executive |
Payam Zamani is the founder and chairman of One Planet Ops Inc, a hybrid tech firm that consists of several operating technology companies and brands, an angel fund and a startup incubator. The firm currently operates a few large tech businesses, including BuyerLink.com (formerly Reply.com), MerchantCircle.com and QualitySmith.
Zamani is a member of the Bahá'í Faith and was forced to escape religious persecutions in Iran. He came to the U.S. as a refugee in 1988 at the age of 16. [1]
Zamani’s serial entrepreneurship began in 1994 when he co-founded Autoweb.com, the first online car buying service. In 1999 he helped to take the company public. The company’s market cap ultimately reached $1.2 billion.[2]
Zamani later founded PurpleTie, before starting Reply! in 2001. In May 2011, Reply! acquired MerchantCircle, an online network of business owners, for $60 million in cash and stock.[3]
Philanthropy
Zamani is on the board of Mona Foundation, which is focused on improving education around the world, particularly for women. Payam lobbied the board of Reply.com, to donate 1% percent of all its profits to Mona each year.[4]
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- ↑ "Reply acquires MerchantCircle for $60M", Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, May 26, 2011
- ↑ Meghan Kelly, "Rainn Wilson calls on Silicon Valley to give back this holiday season", VentureBeat, December 21, 2011
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