# Frank Zamani

> Frank Zamani is the Founder, President, and CEO of Caspio, a pioneering low-code platform that has powered over one million business applications in 150+ countries. Born Farhang Zamani in Tehran, Iran, he fled religious persecution as a Baha'i in 1986, was smuggled across the border to Pakistan, and received U.S. asylum in 1988 - arriving in San Francisco with his brother and just $70 between them. After earning a CS degree from Cal State Chico, working on Microsoft's PowerPoint team, and co-founding Autoweb.com (which IPO'd in 1999 at a $938 million valuation), he started Caspio in 2000 with a single conviction: business professionals should not need to code to build the tools their organizations need. By 2024, Caspio had grown to $120.7 million in annual revenue, 15,000+ customers, and roughly 230 employees.

- **Role:** Founder, President and CEO at Caspio
- **Organizations:** Caspio, Inc., Autoweb.com
- **From:** Tehran, Iran
- **Nationality:** American (Iranian-born)
- **Education:** BS, Computer Science, California State University, Chico
- **Known for:** Founded Caspio in 2000, now serving 15,000+ customers across 150+ countries, Platform has powered over 1 million applications worldwide, Grew Caspio revenue from $19.1M (2020) to $120.7M (2024)

## Career timeline

- **1986** — Fled Iran to escape religious persecution; smuggled across border to Pakistan
- **1988** — Received U.S. asylum; arrived in San Francisco with brother Payam and approximately $70
- **1991** — Enrolled at California State University, Chico to study Computer Science
- **1994** — Graduated from Cal State Chico with BS in Computer Science; co-founded Autoweb.com with brother Payam
- **1994-1999** — Worked as software developer at Microsoft, contributing to the PowerPoint team
- **1999** — Autoweb.com IPO - shares rose from $14 to $40 on opening day, valuing company at $938 million
- **2000** — Founded Caspio in March with mission to enable non-technical users to build online database applications
- **2001** — Launched Caspio Bridge platform; Autoweb.com acquired by Auto-by-Tel LLC
- **2014** — Caspio released HIPAA-Compliant Edition
- **2016** — Caspio introduced EU GDPR Compliance Edition
- **2017** — Caspio opened second European Software Development Center in Kraków, Poland
- **2018** — Caspio surpassed one million applications built on its platform; Forrester recognized Caspio as a Leader
- **2019** — Forrester Research formally ranked Caspio among the highest tier of low-code platforms for business developers
- **2020** — Caspio expanded data centers to Montreal, Canada and India
- **2022** — Personally helped Caspio's Ukraine-based employees and families relocate to Poland; offered free platform access to Ukrainian humanitarian organizations
- **2024** — Caspio reached $120.7M in annual revenue and 15,000+ customers across 150+ countries

## Achievements

- Founded Caspio in 2000, now serving 15,000+ customers across 150+ countries
- Platform has powered over 1 million applications worldwide
- Grew Caspio revenue from $19.1M (2020) to $120.7M (2024)
- Co-founded Autoweb.com, which IPO'd in 1999 at a $938 million valuation
- Recognized as distinguished alumnus of California State University, Chico
- Led Caspio to Forrester 'Leader' designation in low-code platforms for business developers
- Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro twice
- Provided free Caspio platform access and personal humanitarian support during the Ukraine crisis in 2022

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Caspio reached $120.7M in annual revenue with 15,000+ customers across 150+ countries
- **2024-06** — Frank Zamani posted on LinkedIn comparing Caspio vs. Quickbase low-code platforms
- **2022-03** — Zamani led Caspio's initiative to provide free platform access to Ukrainian humanitarian organizations and personally helped Caspio's Ukrainian employees relocate to Poland
- **2022-07** — Posted on LinkedIn about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for the second time

## Links

- Website: https://caspio.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/frankzamani
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/frankzamani
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankzamani/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/caspioinc

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Last updated: 2026-05-16