Three Iranian-American women (Soraya Darabi, Parisa Tabriz and Roxanne Varza), made it to the list of the most important women 30 years old or under in tech compiled by the Business Insider.
Soraya Darabi founded Foodspotting, a geo-local guide for finding quality eats around you. Earlier this year, OpenTable acquired the startup for $10 million.
Parisa Tabriz manages Google’s information security engineering team at Google, which is responsible for improving Google’s product security.
Roxanne Varza currently runs some of Microsoft’s startup-related initiatives in Europe, specifically its BizSpark and Spark programs.She is also VP of Business Development and Partnerships for Girls in Tech Global and started and leads the French and British chapters of the organization.