Farhad Mohit

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Farhad Mohit is the founder and CEO of DotSpots.

Prior to DotSpots Farhad started Shopzilla and helped manage it through the bubble of 2000, to profitability by 2003, and a successful acquisition for $569M by EW Scripps (SSP) in 2005. In the process Shopzilla became and remains one of the largest, fastest growing and most successful shopping search engines in the world.

In 1996 he founded BizRate, based on his grad school thesis, which has since become the largest customer feedback network in the world. The sites has garnered millions of customer ratings each month and helped tens of thousands of online stores establish trust with new customers, by display of the BizRate Certified medals.

Farhad holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics/Applied Science and Economics with a specialization in Computing from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School.

In addition to his entrepreneurial activities Farhad has an active social and philanthropic life. He is on the board of the Alliance of Civilization Media Fund, the media and entertainment arm of the Alliance of Civilizations, an initiative set up by former secretary general Kofi Anan to explore the roots of polarization between societies. He also serves on the board of the Iranian Scholarship Foundation set up to help needy kids with financial support and mentoring. And finally, he is a founding member of the Iranian-American Heritage Foundation of Southern California.

Milestones

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• Invested in DotSpots. (9/07)
  Posted 6/4/08 at 2:14pm
• Added position as Founder at DotSpots.
  Posted 6/4/08 at 2:14pm
• Added position as Founder at BizRate.
  Posted 5/31/08 at 6:34am
• Added position as Founder at Shopzilla.
  Posted 6/5/08 at 12:43am

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