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Mershad Javan

Startup Mentor at Culttech Accelerator

Zürich Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Mershad Javan, the CEO of Octiive and a Venture Partner at Privilège Ventures, is an accomplished entrepreneur with a strong background in sales, business coaching, strategic partnerships, and executive leadership. With a successful track record of founding and leading multiple start-up ventures, Mershad has demonstrated expertise in scaling businesses, forming valuable partnerships, and driving growth strategies in industries such as SaaS and health IT. Notable highlights of Mershad's career include his role as Co-founder/CEO of Octiive (formerly MondoTunes) and his involvement in various capacities with organizations like Entrepreneurs' Organization and Techstars, showcasing his commitment to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation on a global scale.

Work Experience 

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Octiive

  • Co-founder/CEO (Round Two, Re-acquired)

    2023 - Current

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Privilège Ventures

  • Venture Partner

    2022

    Privilège Ventures is a Switzerland-based Venture Capital firm, authorized by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA, www.finma.ch) as venture capital asset manager, investing in high-potential early-stage startups. At Privilège Ventures, we support transformative technology that nurtures life and creates a positive impact on people and our planet. Our focus is on innovative solutions addressing the world's most pressing challenges in climate, health, and agrifood. We value real-economy innovations with a strong product-market fit and a tangible, significant positive impact. Our unique values derive from previous experiences as founders, entrepreneurs and investors. As a complementary and diverse team, we work closely with our portfolio companies, offering support and decades of expertise to help entrepreneurs thrive.

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Tenity

  • Startup Mentor

    2024

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Culttech Accelerator

  • Startup Mentor

    2024

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Optune

  • Board Member

    2020

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Entrepreneurs'​ Organization

  • Member

    2020

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Techstars

  • Mentor

    2023 - 2023

Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.

Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.

techstars.com
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Octiive

  • Chairman

    2020 - 2022

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Mictic

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2020 - 2022

    Mictic AG is a Zurich Switzerland based company creating interactive music experiences that will forever change your relationship with music. With its groundbreaking, patented audio augmented reality technology, Mictic empowers individuals worldwide to create music seemingly out of thin air from any location.

Octiive (Formerly MondoTunes)

  • Founder / CEO

    2014 - 2019

    (Formerly MondoTunes) The premier music distribution platform where over 100K artists and labels get their music on Spotify, Apple Music, Tik-Tok, Pandora, Tidal, and 600+ other streaming services.

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