Nima Adelkhani

Nima Adelkani is the founder of [PITME](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pitme), a bridge organization between Middle Eastern startups and Silicon Valley. Nima is former head of business development for the [Founder Institute](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/founder-institute), a global accelerator with operations in over 30 cities. He also helped manage [The Funded](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/thefunded) and their pitch and networking event Founder Showcase. During his tenure, Nima helped launch over 300 startups. Prior to this, Nima worked in international business development. He has traveled to over 57 countries and speaks 4 languages.