# Arash Ferdowsi (slim)

> Arash Ferdowsi is co-founder of Dropbox. Dropbox API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder, Dropbox.

Arash Ferdowsi co-founded Dropbox with Drew Houston in 2007, leaving his electrical engineering and computer science studies at MIT to build it.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arashferdowsi/
- X: https://x.com/arashf

## What Arash builds

- [Dropbox API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/dropbox-api.md), graded B, 68.4/100, in File storage & sharing. HTTP API v2 for a user's or team's Dropbox, files, folders, upload sessions to about 2 TiB, shared links with passwords and expiry, file requests and change cursors. Co-founder, Dropbox, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Drew Houston](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/drew-houston/), Co-founder and co-CEO
- [Mike Torres](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mike-torres/), Chief Product Officer

## Questions

### Who is Arash Ferdowsi?

Arash Ferdowsi co-founded Dropbox with Drew Houston in 2007, leaving his electrical engineering and computer science studies at MIT to build it.

### What does Dropbox make?

Anchor Terminal lists Dropbox API + MCP from Dropbox.

### How are Arash's tools graded?

Dropbox API + MCP is graded B, 68.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.dropbox.com/about
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewhouston
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/miketorreshq
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dropbox
- https://www.dropbox.com/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/dropbox/
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers
- https://help.dropbox.com/
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers/support
- https://www.dropbox.com/developers/contact

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