Shahrzad Rafati

Shahrzad Rafati
Shahrzad Rafati
Born	Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	The University of British Columbia (B.Sc. Computer Science)
Occupation	Founder & CEO of BroadbandTV Corp. Vancouver, British Columbia, Founder- Make Change, Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member, Chopra Yoga Center, Vancouver, British Columbia

Shahrzad Rafati

Shahrzad Rafati ( ) is the Founder and CEO of BroadbandTV Corp. Vancouver, British Columbia. Rafati started the company in 2005, a year before she graduated from the University of B.C. in computer sciences. She is most famous for being listed as one of the world’s top 100 creative business thinkers by Fast Company.

BroadbandTV, brainchild of Shahrzad Rafati, is a prominent web venture that boasts business relationships including YouTube, the National Basketball Association, Electronic Arts, United Way, Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures and Warner Brothers.

BBTV is a media company that brings together content owners, VOD over IP software and hardware platform providers as well as network operators to help create economically sustainable VOD over IP business models. BBTV specializes in the aggregation, sales, marketing and distribution of content via the VOD over IP channel.

The company began by offering foreign language television entertainment over the Internet, and still does. But it was Rafati’s innovations that have piqued wider interest.

She has developed computer programs — search algorithms — that comb the web for certain kinds of content. Rafati’s algorithms scan the web for unauthorized video clips. When they find one, BroadbandTV staff screen — or “curate” — it for potential objectionable content and remove it, and then attach advertisements. A pirate clip posted on YouTube is rebranded into a revenue-generating league asset.

'BroadbandTV named to prestigious 'Ready to Rocket' list known for identifying companies with outstanding achievements in sales, profits and growth. The annual list recognizes the hottest BC companies who have created innovative products and services that are capitalizing on important IT trends with substantial client lists.

Early life

Shahrzad Rafati was born in Tehran. In 2005, she graduated from the The University of British Columbia, vancouver, with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering; She studied French from Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)

Career

Before graduation, Shahrzad started Broadband corp. Vancouver, British Columbia. She is also Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member of Chopra Yoga Center, Vancouver, British Columbia. Chopra Yoga Center is grounded in the principle that the core purpose of yoga is spiritual awakening, while embracing celebration, inspiration, passion, and creativity as evidence of progress along the path.

Shahrzad Rafati founded Make Change in the year 2005. Make Change is a non-profit organization committed to alleviating human suffering in disadvantaged areas by uniting and empowering clusters of NGOs, donors and the mass population around the world.

In the year 2008, Shahrzad Rafati, has been named by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs of British Columbia among the Top 5 Feature Entrepreneurs in the Media & Entertainment Industry.

Shahrzad has devoted much of her free time toward charity. Her personal vision and mandate is one of constructive professional achievement and social betterment. She strongly feels that the two concepts are not mutually exclusive.

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