Arezou Zarafshan

Founder and CEO of Call Emmy, AWS Accelerator ('22), Catalyst Alum ('22) | Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business in Colorado ('21)

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2019
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Jan 2019
Knack is a peer tutoring strategy enabling higher education institutions to supplement existing academic support services and create a more personalized, equitable, and accessible support experience for every student at scale: from freshman through senior year. Our goal is to empower campuses with 21st-century technology that transforms academic support services into high-impact, skill-building interactions to reach historically underserved students on campus. The vast majority of students that use our technology to book supplemental tutoring on their campus had previously never utilized support services, spotlighting our proven ability to help you reach the underserved populations who typically do not or cannot seek out these retention-oriented services. Knack is an impact-rated social enterprise advised by high-impact practice (HIPs) expert George Kuh. The company has been featured on Inc.com and Forbes, won the 2019 Lumina Prize for Education Innovation, and is backed by well-known educational institutions such as ETS (creators of GRE) and ASU Enterprise Partners.
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2020
Founder and CEO
Jan 2020
Calling all Super-Moms, Super-Dads! Do you ever feel so over-cooked that you could be 5 seconds away from setting the fire alarm off? Driving the kids to school, preparing dinner, running errands, or prepping a client presentation; it feels like you’re constantly being pulled in 10 different directions - only you’re not Stretch Armstrong. It’s time for a reliable, all-in-one solution for busy parents. It’s time to live more, and chore less. It’s time you’ve discovered Call Emmy. On-demand help to all parents and caretakers. Services include child care, cleaning, meal delivery, laundry, home organization, and more to come. Our services are convenient and on-demand. Dispatch the help you need, when you need it and where you need it. No need to clutter your phone with multiple apps, just download Call Emmy and get all the help you need in a few clicks.
2019
Investor
Jan 2019
Knack is a peer tutoring strategy enabling higher education institutions to supplement existing academic support services and create a more personalized, equitable, and accessible support experience for every student at scale: from freshman through senior year. Our goal is to empower campuses with 21st-century technology that transforms academic support services into high-impact, skill-building interactions to reach historically underserved students on campus. The vast majority of students that use our technology to book supplemental tutoring on their campus had previously never utilized support services, spotlighting our proven ability to help you reach the underserved populations who typically do not or cannot seek out these retention-oriented services. Knack is an impact-rated social enterprise advised by high-impact practice (HIPs) expert George Kuh. The company has been featured on Inc.com and Forbes, won the 2019 Lumina Prize for Education Innovation, and is backed by well-known educational institutions such as ETS (creators of GRE) and ASU Enterprise Partners.
2016
Cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer
2016
Bold Betties is changing the face of adventure. We are kicking womens comfort zones to the curb by providing the right gear, the right people and the right preparation to ensure outdoor experiences that change lives. We are here to live up to our name by helping women get in touch with the great outdoors. We want to break down the walls of day to day urban and suburban living by eliminating the barriers to entry of Adventure Travel and the Outdoors. We are a female founded and led company. And while brunches and girls​ nights out are great, we are dedicated to enabling women like you to live experiences that: • Build your confidence • Strengthen your independence • Develop long-lasting positive female friendships How do we know youll get all of this from getting outdoors? Were living proof. And now we want you to become a part of that family, too. boldbetties.com meetup.com/bold-betties facebook.com/boldbetties instagram.com/boldbetties twitter.com/boldbetties
2014
Founder and CEO
Oct 2014
Arezou Zarafshan and Associates is a consultancy firm specialized in coaching early-stage to midstage startups and growth strategies anchored in customer experience for enterprises. For more information, please view our website: www.aza.consulting