Farbood Nivi is a serial entrepreneur best known for founding Grockit, the social learning startup he built in edtech before its asset sale to Kaplan. He later launched Learnist, founded crypto hardware company Coinmine, and is now building Protocols, a consumer health startup in San Francisco.
Farbood Nivi fits products at the intersection of consumer behavior, education, health, and network-driven adoption. His track record shows repeated founder experience across social learning, crypto hardware, and consumer health products.
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LinkedinFarbood Nivi - A-LIST | LinkedInExperience: A-LIST · Education: The University of Michigan · Location: Los Angeles · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Farbood Nivi’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
PRNewswireCoinmine Raises Seed Round/PRNewswire/ -- Coinmine, an LA-based consumer crypto hardware and software company is pleased to announce a $2.5M Seed round of financing led by LA-based M13....
ideamenschFarbood Nivi - Founder of LearnistFarbood Nivi - Founder of Learnist, which allows individuals to read content, review how-to guides, and watch educational videos on any subject.
VentureBeatCash out, pivot, reboot: How Grockit's team jumped into a new startup, LearnistPress coverage of Grockit’s asset sale to Kaplan and Nivi’s launch of Learnist.
TechCrunchGrockit Raises Cash, Prepares "Massive Multiplayer Online Learning" Product. | TechCrunchWhen we last wrote about San Francisco based Grockit, in late 2006, they were unfunded. Their business idea of holding low-cost GMAT prep courses over
TechCrunchGrockit Hires A Badass Boy Scout From Google As CEO | TechCrunchOnline learning site Grockit is scaling up its leadership team after raising $7 million last May. Today it is announcing that it is hiring Roy Gilbert as CEO. Gilbert is Google's director of user operations and policy, in charge of many non-advertising operations. He helped set up Google's India operations and grew it from 20 people to 1,000, and was the first business manager for Gmail. Founder Farb Nivi recruited Gilbert, who will also be taking a board seat. Nivi will be president, chief product officer, and chairman. "I kind of look at him as our Eric Schmidt," says Nivi, who came back getting hit by a minivan last year to keep his startup going and growing.
TechCrunchGrockit Gets $8 Million More For Mysterious Learning Game | TechCrunchWe don't know much about Grockit. The company is creating a new way to get people to learn online, and has spent the last year working away in stealth
CryptoSlateFarbood Nivi - CEO & Co-Founder | CryptoSlateLearn about Farbood Nivi, CEO & Co-Founder. Explore their bio, current work, background, and profile in the CryptoSlate directory.
Bitcoin MagazineCryptocurrency Miner Maker Coinmine Raises $2.5 MillionCoinmine is the maker of the Coinmine One, a cryptocurrency miner designed for new users that includes a bitcoin payout option.
CB InsightsFarbood Nivi Portfolio Investments, Farbood Nivi Funds, Farbood Nivi ExitsFarbood Nivi is an angel investor and is based in San Francisco, California. Use the CB Insights Platform to explore Farbood Nivi's full profile.
Venture HacksGrockit's founder on pitching investorsBrian Norgard (Newroo founder and Venture Hacks investor) recently interviewed my brother, Farbood Nivi, about his experience raising money for Grockit from Benchmark et al: Brian: Tell me about the funding process. Farbood: I think raising money is great fun. The bottom line is that the money has to be spent. VCs are not in…