Rahim Fazal

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]

Rahim Fazal
Fazal in 2015

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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. Ives, Nat. "'Us Weekly' Sells Facebook Fan Page Ad to State Farm". AdAge. Advertising Age.
  3. Van Grove, Jennifer. "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. "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. "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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