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Founder & Executive
Roham Gharegozlou is a prominent entrepreneur in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, best known for founding Dapper Labs and developing the Flow blockchain.
Gharegozlou's entrepreneurial journey began early; he founded his first startup at the age of 14.
He later attended Stanford University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2008 and a Master of Science in Biological Sciences in 2009.
In 2013, he co-founded Axiom Zen, an award-winning venture studio focusing on emerging technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence.
In 2018, Gharegozlou established Dapper Labs, a blockchain and software development company, as a spin-off from Axiom Zen.
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