Kamran Pourzanjani
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Kamran Pourzanjani is an entrepreneur and an early angel investor based in Los Angeles, California. He co-founded and was formerly the CEO of PriceGrabber
, a comparison shopping site started in 1999 with less than $1.5 million in angel funding. In October 2006 a Forrester Research
independent survey recognized PriceGrabber as the most popular comparison shopping site among active web shoppers. PriceGrabber was acquired by Experian
in December 2005 for an enterprise value
of $485 million.
Kamran was formerly President and CEO of Syseca, Inc. (part of Thomson-CSF) an information technology and software development company which he sold in 1999.
He is a member of the board of directors of Legalzoom.com and Oversee.net and he was named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in Los Angeles in 2005 and a national finalist in 2006.
In 2008, Kamran founded Bestcovery.com, a website that recommends the best products and services. He appeared on the web show 'This Week in Startups with Jason Calacanis
', in November 2009, to talk about his success with PriceGrabber and Bestcovery, and act as a panel for advising guest CEOs on their startup concepts and marketing strategies.
In 2010, he and Omid Rahmat, acquired ELC Technologies
PriceGrabber
PriceGrabber.com is a price comparison service. They've partnered with more than 13,000 merchants, retailers, and sellers and provide free information on millions of products in 25 different categories...
, a comparison shopping site started in 1999 with less than $1.5 million in angel funding. In October 2006 a Forrester Research
Forrester Research
Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Forrester Research has five research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Francisco, California;...
independent survey recognized PriceGrabber as the most popular comparison shopping site among active web shoppers. PriceGrabber was acquired by Experian
Experian
Experian plc, formerly known as CCN Systems, is a global credit information group with operations in 36 countries. The company employs 15,500 people with corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and operational headquarters in Nottingham, England and Costa Mesa, California, US...
in December 2005 for an enterprise value
Enterprise value
Enterprise value , Total enterprise value , or Firm value is an economic measure reflecting the market value of a whole business. It is a sum of claims of all the security-holders: debtholders, preferred shareholders, minority shareholders, common equity holders, and others...
of $485 million.
Kamran was formerly President and CEO of Syseca, Inc. (part of Thomson-CSF) an information technology and software development company which he sold in 1999.
He is a member of the board of directors of Legalzoom.com and Oversee.net and he was named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in Los Angeles in 2005 and a national finalist in 2006.
In 2008, Kamran founded Bestcovery.com, a website that recommends the best products and services. He appeared on the web show 'This Week in Startups with Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis
Jason McCabe Calacanis is an American Internet entrepreneur and blogger. His first company was part of the dot-com era in New York, and his second venture, Weblogs, Inc., capitalized on the growth of blogs before being sold to AOL....
', in November 2009, to talk about his success with PriceGrabber and Bestcovery, and act as a panel for advising guest CEOs on their startup concepts and marketing strategies.
In 2010, he and Omid Rahmat, acquired ELC Technologies