Rahim Fazal
Fazal in 2015

Rahim Fazal is a Canadian-born technology entrepreneur. He is notable for co-founding Involver, Inc., a provider of social media management software. Involver was co-founded by Fazal and Noah Horton in San Francisco in 2007 and was acquired by Oracle on July 10, 2012.[1]

Involver was the technology platform that powered the first sponsorship of a Facebook Page.[2] Facebook partnered with Involver to build applications for large events like Election Day,[3] the FIFA World Cup,[4] and the Super Bowl.[5]

Fazal and co-founder Horton were named to Inc. Magazine's Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 list in 2008.[6] He received an Empact Award from Startup America and the Kauffman Foundation at the White House in 2011.[7] He was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 by the San Francisco Business Times in 2013[8] and one of the Top 25 Digital Thought Leaders by iMedia.[9]

Fazal is the holder of an MBA from the Ivey Business School. He was the youngest person to be accepted to the program without a pre-requisite undergraduate degree.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Ricadela, Aaron. "Oracle Buys Involver to Expand in Social-Media Tools". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg Business. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ Ives, Nat (23 April 2009). "'Us Weekly' Sells Facebook Fan Page Ad to State Farm". AdAge. Advertising Age.
  3. ↑ Van Grove, Jennifer (November 2010). "Facebook Helps You Find Your Polling Place". Mashable. Mashable. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Calderón, Sara Inés. "Facebook, Involver Launch FIFA World Cup Leaderboard". AdWeek. AdWeek. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Constine, Josh (3 February 2012). "Watch 2012 Super Bowl Commercials Now With Facebook + USA Today's Ad Meter". TechCrunch. TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "30 Under 30: 2008". Inc. Inc. Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Gerber, Scott (9 January 2013). "Announcing a Live Chat With Involver Founder Rahim Fazal". Mashable. Mashable. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Riddell, Lindsay. "Business Times names 40 Under 40 for 2013". San Francisco Business Times. San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "iMedia 25 - 2009 Internet Marketing Leaders and Innovators". iMedia. iMedia. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "iMedia 25 - 2009 Internet Marketing Leaders and Innovators". iMedia. iMedia. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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