Arash Ferdowsi is an American entrepreneur and technology investor, best known as the co founder of Dropbox. Public profiles identify him as a co founder and former executive at Dropbox, a Sequoia backed cloud storage company. He is also active as an angel investor. In Africa, Arash Ferdowsi has participated in at least three seed stage funding rounds between May 2022 and December 2023. Based on disclosed deals, he has backed early stage startups in Nigeria and Egypt, with a focus on financial technology and logistics. His Africa portfolio includes Nigerian fintech company Bujeti, Egyptian fintech company Elevate Pay, and Nigerian logistics startup Topship. Across these investments, Ferdowsi has a track record of co investing alongside global and regional investors, including Y Combinator and several international venture firms and angel investors. His activity reflects an interest in seed stage technology companies that provide financial services, payments infrastructure, and shipping solutions in key African markets.