Simon Farshid

Simon Farshid is a seasoned entrepreneur and technology leader, currently serving as the Founder of assistant-ui since September 2024. Previously, Simon held the position of Founder in Residence at Entrepreneur First from October 2022 to January 2023 and co-founded READO, where Simon worked as Chief Technology Officer from October 2021 to September 2022. Simon’s early career includes a consultancy role in Strategy and Planning at DZ BANK AG and a Research Assistant position at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, focusing on blockchain privacy issues and reinforcement learning. Additionally, Simon operated as a Freelance Software Engineer from June 2015 to April 2017. Simon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.