Sam Naficy
CEO
Technology, Software, SaaS
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Sam Naficy is the Chief Executive Officer of Prodoscore, an employee productivity tool empowering teams to be more effective and productive. He is by nature a serial entrepreneur and has founded numerous companies in a variety of industries. Sam has raised over $300m of Debt & Equity and has 25+ years of SaaS experience at senior executive levels in business sectors including but not limited to: pharmaceuticals, retail/distribution, quick service restaurant development, and technology.
Sam Naficy is by nature a serial entrepreneur and has founded numerous companies in a variety of industries. He has raised over $300m of Debt & Equity and has 25+ years of SaaS experience at senior executive levels in business sectors including but not limited to: pharmaceuticals, retail/distribution, quick service restaurant development, and technology.Early in his career, Naficy founded Daru Nardin, a pharmaceutical brokerage firm specializing in the Middle East. During its first 18 months Daru Nardin attained the exclusive distribution rights to Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD — Merck) and Faulding Pharmaceuticals (one of Australia’s largest pharmaceutical companies) for sales into Iran.
Naficy later established The NORG Group which entered into Joint Venture agreements with the 99 Cents Only Corporation (a publicly traded company on the NYSE–NDN).
Prior to joining Prodoscore, Sam was CEO of DTiQ, a company he founded in 1998. Today, DtiQ is now the world’s leading provider of intelligent video-based surveillance and loss prevention services with over 45,000 customers.
He is also involved with nonprofits dedicated to under privileged children and is a former board member of the Los Angeles Boys and Girls Club. He is active in charitable organizations with significant contributions to The National Kidney Foundation, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Juniors of Social Service, and Northridge Hospital to name a few.
Sam is a frequent investor in SAAS/Technology enabled software businesses and is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) Los Angeles, formerly serving as its Chapter Chair. In June of 2013, Sam Naficy was named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year for Greater Los Angeles.
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