Amir Hemmat

Amir Hemmat is the co-founder and CEO of Welcome Tech, a digital platform providing immigrant families with tools and services to thrive in the US.12 He has been in this role since February 2010.2 Hemmat is also a Senior Advisor at Monarch Global Strategies LLC, a position he has held since May 2020.2

In addition to these roles, Hemmat has several other notable positions:

1. Co-founder and President/CEO of SABEResPODER since September 20052
2. Investor/Senior Advisor for Public Health and Workplace Safety at Zeel since June 20142
3. Co-founder and CEO of Catalyst Capital since August 20032
4. Chairman of DecisionSky since January 20092

Hemmat's career has focused on social entrepreneurship and building platforms to support immigrant communities. Welcome Tech, his current primary venture, has raised $70 million from notable investors and aims to be the "digital Ellis Island" for immigrants.13 The platform reaches over 9 million community members annually across 50 US markets, primarily focusing on the US Hispanic community.3

Hemmat is based in Los Angeles, California, and has over 500 connections on LinkedIn.2