A New $100K Genius Grant, The Cyrus Prize, Seeks Brilliant Iranians

Countries around the world have never quite been able to recreate the innovative prowess of Northern California's Silicon Valley. According to Berkeley Professor Anna Sexanian, a tradition of cultural support groups, mainly Chinese and Indian, is one of the Valley's most unique and lucrative traits. The "brain circulation," as she calls it, reins in top talent from the around the world and helps greenhorn entrepreneurs solve global problems [PDF]. To help extend the cultural advantage to the Middle-East, noted Menlo Venture investor, Shervin Pishevar has launched a $100,000 genius grant for an iranian innovators, dubbed, the "Cyrus Prize," named after the Persian King and Inventor, Cyrus the Great.

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