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Kayvan Baroumand

Questioner · DISC type c
Founder & CEO at The ThinkTank VC
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Kayvan Baroumand is a globally recognized leader in entrepreneurship and innovation, having founded top Silicon Valley incubators like SignalRank and OneValley. He created the "Total Innovation Management" methodology for corporate ventures. Described by colleagues as creative and jovial, he holds a Bachelor of Science from UC Irvine.

Outside of his professional ventures, Kayvan was active in college as the Social Chairman for the Sigma Chi fraternity and played on the UCI soccer team. His interests include major technology corporations such as Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM, reflecting his deep immersion in the tech ecosystem.

He is the creator of "Total Innovation Management," a unique methodology combining Lean Startup principles with Total Quality Management for corporate innovation.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Kayvan shows up

Systematic
Not Easily Convinced
Value Seeker

They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Priorities

Topics Kayvan cares about

Corporate Innovation
Developed the "Total Innovation Management" methodology to help large multinational firms spin-in and spin-out new ventures.
Venture Ecosystems
Has a track record of founding incubators and accelerators to build global networks of startups, venture capitalists, and corporations.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Founder & CEO
The ThinkTank VC
6-2021
Founder and President/ Board of Directors
SignalRank
2-2021
Founder and Board of Directors
Innowise Inc.
5-2012 - 2-2021
Founder and Former Chairman and CEO
OneValley
2-2011 - 5-2012
President
AlwaysOn
In the press

Media appearances

S2 E13 - Kayvan Baroumand, of SignalRank; Rich Larsen, bSafe .... Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Episode 38 - Kayvan Baroumand - Founder and President of SignalRank - The Shobeir Show. Featured in The Shobeir Show (Acast)
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Education
Bachelor of Science
UC Irvine
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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