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NASSER GHANEMZADEH

Startup Executive | Product Leader | AI Evangelist
İzmir

Summary

Achievement-driven entrepreneur with 17 years of experience leading teams in the delivery of innovative, user-centric products and revenue growth. Proven track record of securing funding, mentoring startups and utilizing AI/ML to drive success. Skilled in customer acquisition, product development, and investment strategies with a focus on developing and executing successful marketing and evangelism strategies. Strong leader with a talent for building high-performing teams, seeking a leadership role in product management and innovation to drive impactful results.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
13
13
Certifications

Work History

CEO & CPO

NIVO PFM Tehran
Tehran
12.2018 - 10.2022

Nivo is a simple Personal Finance Manager (PFM) which helps more than 200K users observe, manage, and save their money conveniently

  • Led a team of 8 developers and 2 product managers to deliver user-centric Android and iOS applications with a user base of over 200k, resulting in increased user engagement and satisfaction
  • Achieved a 450% increase in revenue by strategically optimizing the customer acquisition funnel and transitioning the business model from free to freemium
  • Secured over 1M dollars in investment funding through the successful execution of 3 rounds of funding
  • Revitalized the technical team by recruiting new members, resulting in a 15% increase in task delivery efficiency per sprint
  • Developed a comprehensive Product Roadmap for integrating AI and ML into Nivo, including establishing a secondary data analysis and prediction database.

Managing Director and Co-founder

FINNOVA
Tehran
09.2015 - 03.2017

Finnova is a coworking space, accelerator, and VC which helped more than 120 teams in their adventure

  • Recruited highly talented teams to form the initial groups for the first cycle of the accelerator program, resulting in successful project completion and high-impact outcomes
  • Achieved a 20X return on investment by strategically investing in 5 startups during the first round of investment
  • Developed and executed an effective evangelism strategy, which propelled Finnova to become the second most well-known co-working space in Iran, resulting in increased brand awareness and customer engagement
  • Facilitated the successful fundraising of 3.5 million dollars in seed funding for more than 11 startups through strategic mentorship and advising
  • Persuaded shareholders, including Ayandeh Bank, to invest in Iran's innovation ecosystem, resulting in the acquisition of more than 10 million dollars of VC investment.

Founder

TECHLY
Tehran
01.2014 - 12.2019

Techly is an English magazine covering Iran technology and startup news with more than 50K readers

  • Generated a 10% weekly growth in readership during the first year by consistently publishing more than 3 original pieces of content per week, resulting in increased brand awareness and engagement.

Founder

CLOUDCRM
Isfahan
01.2008 - 09.2012

Opatan Cloud Computing & CloudCRM helps +12 organizations implement private Cloud on their existing infrastructure and Data Centers

  • Devised and executed a successful marketing strategy that resulted in the acquisition of new customers, reaching break-even point within 6 months
  • Worked closely with the technical team to partially re-architect the infrastructure, resulting in a 99.3% uptime (previously 96%), by delivering continuous updates and improvements to the system, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and retention.

Instructor of Entrepreneurship

ACECR ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Venture Capital
01.2006 - 01.2012
  • Imparted entrepreneurship skills to over 1200 students through 60 classes, resulting in the delivery of over 930 hours of training, resulting in the development of entrepreneurial mindset and skills of the students
  • TECHNOLOGY, AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
  • CERTIFICATES
  • STANFORD
  • Unlock, in collaboration with the 500 Startups

Education

No Degree - Venture Capital Unlock

Stanford University
California
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

QIAU
Qazvin
04.2001 -

Skills

Product Management

Certification

Enture Capital Unlock, in collaboration with the 500 Startups

Timeline

CEO & CPO

NIVO PFM Tehran
12.2018 - 10.2022

Managing Director and Co-founder

FINNOVA
09.2015 - 03.2017

Founder

TECHLY
01.2014 - 12.2019

Founder

CLOUDCRM
01.2008 - 09.2012

Instructor of Entrepreneurship

ACECR ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Venture Capital
01.2006 - 01.2012

No Degree - Venture Capital Unlock

Stanford University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

QIAU
04.2001 -
NASSER GHANEMZADEHStartup Executive | Product Leader | AI Evangelist