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TechWadi Reaches Out to Arabs

Via Red Herring.

Eighteen months ago, Ghazi Benothman began assembling a list of Arab Americans who’ve helped turn Silicon Valley into an innovation hotspot.

Many of them turned up at Mohr Davidow Ventures on Thursday night for the kick-off meeting of TechWadi, a professional organization that aims to provide networking, business, and educational opportunities for Arab Americans.

There are enough prominent Arab Americans in the tech sector to start such a group. “We have the critical mass,” said Mr. Benothman.

Well-known figures include Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of eBay; and Atiq Raza, who was president of Advanced Micro Devices and now heads a semiconductor startup called Raza Microelectronics. In all, about 60 people attended the TechWadi meeting.

posted by Fergie @ 12/17/2005 03:13:00 PM