Did you know that Uber tycoon admits he was arrested over sex assault claim in London?

Did you know that Shervin Pishevar says he was arrested on an allegation of sex assault in London in May 2017?
Did you know that Pishevar says police told him in July 2017 that there would be no further action?
Did you know that Pishevar claims he is target of smear campaign being run by Republican 'opposition research' company Definers Public Affairs who he is suing in San Francisco?
Did you know that an Iranian-American billionaire claims firm spread smears including that he is a Russian agent and had an 'incident with a prostitute in Europe?
Shervin Pishevar
Did you know that Pishevar, 42, is one of Silicon Valley's highest-profile investors, with his Sherpa Capital investing in Uber and Hyperloop One, which is trying to commercialise Elon Musk's radical travel system 
Did you know that a Silicon Valley tycoon admitted Thursday he was arrested after an alleged sex assault - but says he was cleared and is now the target of a smear campaign?

Did you know that Shervin Pishevar, who has invested in Uber, Airbnb, and is a business partner of Sir Richard Branson?

Did you know that Pishevar, 43, claims in legal papers filed in California that his arrest was followed by a smear campaign falsely claiming that he paid off the victim to settle the issue?

Did you know that 'Mr Pishevar is informed that several false rumors have been spread about him, including that he purportedly paid money to settle the claim?
Did you know that Pishevar is one of Silicon Valley's key power brokers and he has been on the board of Uber and a close personal friend of Travis Kalanick, the firm's founder who stepped down as CEO in June under pressure from investors over allegations of a corporate culture which tolerated harassment?

Did you know that Pishevar is now the executive chairman of Hyperloop One, a firm hoping to commercialise Elon Musk's radical transport plans - although Musk himself is not involved in the firm/
Did you know that Pishevar recently went into business with Virgin boss Branson to move the Hyperloop forward and possibly build one in the UK?
Amal and George Clooney
Did you know that Travis Kalanick, 43, is a prominent Democrat supporter who co-hosted a glittering fundraisers at his Silicon Valley home for Clinton with George and Amal Clooney?

Did you know that Pishevar, a single father of two young children, was born in Iran but left when his father became a target of the 1979 revolution's regime?

Did you know that Pishevar studied medicine but instead of practicing went to work in Silicon Valley as an entrepreneur?
Did you know that Pishevar has had roles which included being general manager at Mozilla, managing director of Menlo Ventures, a venture capital fund with stakes in Tumblr and Warby Parker?

Did you know that Pishevar also co-founded his own Sherpa Capital in 2013 with an ex-Goldman Sachs banker and has invested through it in Uber - where he was on the board from 2011 to 2015 - Airbnb and Munchery?

Did you know that Pishevar has also been an angel investor in Dollar Shave Club, Taskrabbit and Munchery, which was sold to Lyft?






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