Robert Afshar

Robert Afshar is an early and ongoing pioneer in technological sea changes over the last 30 years. From building cutting edge internet marketing businesses in the 1990s, to investing heavily in the crypto space in the early 2010s, serving as capital provider, advisor, and operator since the industry’s infancy.

Robert founded RAA Ventures in 2005. To date, he has led $400 million of investment across emerging technologies, helping produce over $100 billion of net new enterprise value since his involvement.

After earning a Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco’s School of Law, Robert Afshar went on to practice corporate law. Shortly after his tenure as an attorney, Mr Afshar founded and presided over Legal Resource – a popular source for online “How To” legal information. Robert also authored 5 books aimed at teaching consumers how to handle routine legal matters without incurring attorneys’ fees.

In 1998, Robert founded LeadClick Media Inc., a leading online lead generation and internet marketing company that provides customers to the automotive, real-estate, and financial services markets. In 2002, he co-founded FBM Software. In 2003, Mr. Afshar launched eAdvertising.com, which quickly became one of the leading affiliate marketing networks in the country reaching over 85 million customers.

By 2005, Mr. Afshar produced a $200 million valuation for LeadClick Media, without raising capital, and sold a 75% stake of the company to First Advantage Corporation (symbol: FADV) for $150 million. Mr. Afshar sold the remaining 25% stake in LeadClick in 2009 to First American Corp (symbol: FAF).