Nicole Shariat Farb | |
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Alma mater | Booth School of Business |
Years active | 2013 - current |
Known for | Co-founder, CEO, Darby Smart |
Spouse | Michael Farb |
Children | 2 |
Nicole Shariat Farb is an American entrepreneur and business executive. She is a co-founder and the chief executive officer of the video community Darby Smart. [1] [2] [3] Prior to founding the company, Farb worked as a Head of Emerging Private Companies at Goldman Sachs. [4] [5] Farb has also appeared several times on Good Morning America as a DIY expert. [6] [7] [8] She is also active in pursuing diversity and equality in the tech industry. [9]
Farb was raised in Orange County, California. [10] When she was 10 years old, she started a business making and selling hair bows. [11] After graduating high school she briefly pursued a career in acting, before studying journalism at Loyola University. After Loyola, she received her Master's in Education from University of California, Irvine and worked as a teacher before attending business school at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. [12]
Farb relocated to San Francisco, California and began working for Goldman Sachs where she was a vice president. [13] [14] After experiencing frustration while crafting thank you cards following her 2011 wedding, [15] she left Goldman Sachs to start Darby Smart. [16]
She recruited software engineer, Karl Mendes, as a co-founder and raised a $1 million seed round of funding. [17] [18] Darby Smart was launched in June 2013. [19] In Spring 2014, Darby Smart raised an additional $6.3 million in Series A funding led by Maveron. [20]
Farb led the company into a partnership with Urban Outfitters in Fall 2014. [5] [16] In 2015, she formed a partnership with the craft retailer Michael's. [5] By 2016, Farb had launched the Darby Smart app which helps users create videos. [13]
Farb has been vocal about diversity and inclusion issues in the tech industry, [9] and was quoted in Emily Chang's 2018 book, Brotopia about her experience as a female entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. [21]
In 2018, Darby Smart was acquired by Grove Collaborative, and Nicole Farb joined the company's beauty venture. [22]
Farb married Michael Farb, the co-founder of sports recruiting software company CaptainU, in 2011. [13] The couple met while attending the Booth School of Business and have twin boys. [10]
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Nicole Shariat Farb | |
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Alma mater | Booth School of Business |
Years active | 2013 - current |
Known for | Co-founder, CEO, Darby Smart |
Spouse | Michael Farb |
Children | 2 |
Nicole Shariat Farb is an American entrepreneur and business executive. She is a co-founder and the chief executive officer of the video community Darby Smart. [1] [2] [3] Prior to founding the company, Farb worked as a Head of Emerging Private Companies at Goldman Sachs. [4] [5] Farb has also appeared several times on Good Morning America as a DIY expert. [6] [7] [8] She is also active in pursuing diversity and equality in the tech industry. [9]
Farb was raised in Orange County, California. [10] When she was 10 years old, she started a business making and selling hair bows. [11] After graduating high school she briefly pursued a career in acting, before studying journalism at Loyola University. After Loyola, she received her Master's in Education from University of California, Irvine and worked as a teacher before attending business school at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. [12]
Farb relocated to San Francisco, California and began working for Goldman Sachs where she was a vice president. [13] [14] After experiencing frustration while crafting thank you cards following her 2011 wedding, [15] she left Goldman Sachs to start Darby Smart. [16]
She recruited software engineer, Karl Mendes, as a co-founder and raised a $1 million seed round of funding. [17] [18] Darby Smart was launched in June 2013. [19] In Spring 2014, Darby Smart raised an additional $6.3 million in Series A funding led by Maveron. [20]
Farb led the company into a partnership with Urban Outfitters in Fall 2014. [5] [16] In 2015, she formed a partnership with the craft retailer Michael's. [5] By 2016, Farb had launched the Darby Smart app which helps users create videos. [13]
Farb has been vocal about diversity and inclusion issues in the tech industry, [9] and was quoted in Emily Chang's 2018 book, Brotopia about her experience as a female entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. [21]
In 2018, Darby Smart was acquired by Grove Collaborative, and Nicole Farb joined the company's beauty venture. [22]
Farb married Michael Farb, the co-founder of sports recruiting software company CaptainU, in 2011. [13] The couple met while attending the Booth School of Business and have twin boys. [10]
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