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Zartonk Media@zartonkmedia TUMO Raises Over $17 Million for Its Expansion Across Armenia at Its First-Ever Gala in Los Angeles 🇦🇲 ➖➖➖ TUMO raised over $17 million at its first-ever gala on Sunday, September 20, at Vibiana in Los Angeles, marking 15 years of its free education program and funding its continued expansion across Armenia. The evening honored ServiceTitan co-founders Vahe Kuzoyan and Ara Mahdessian and NVIDIA’s Rev Lebaredian, and featured a performance by System of a Down’s Serj Tankian. The night was emceed by Kristina Ayanian, host of Nasdaq listings, and brought together supporters, partners, and friends of the organization for the first time since its founding. Three Leaders Shaping Armenian Excellence in Technology The gala honored three men whose work has carried Armenian talent onto the global stage. Vahe Kuzoyan and Ara Mahdessian are the co-founders of ServiceTitan, the software company they built into one of the most valuable in its field, where Kuzoyan serves as President and Mahdessian as CEO. Rev Lebaredian is Vice President of Physical AI Simulation at NVIDIA, and played a key role in launching Firebird, Armenia’s first high-performance AI computing cluster, establishing the country as a new strategic hub for artificial intelligence computing. A Performance by Serj Tankian System of a Down’s Serj Tankian took the stage for a special performance, playing several fan favorites and offering guests an intimate look at his latest work. The guest list included UFC contender Arman Tsarukyan, comedian Mary Basmadjian, filmmaker Michael Goorjian, Sona Movsesian, Dave Farina, Councilmember Adrin Nazarian, and Katherine Sarafian, among others. A Live Auction With Agassi, Aronian, and Tsarukyan The live auction added to the total raised throughout the evening, with offerings that included a private training session and lunch with UFC top lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan, a private tennis lesson with Andre Agassi, and a private chess lesson from grandmaster Levon Aronian. Read the full article in the post above and on our website. Follow @ZartonkMedia, your home for all things Armenian. 🇦🇲
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@shushan3116 👏👏👏
@aarut55555 bravo may this brings high quality education to our kids across Armenia, that is the key for our prosper future
@galdiyants 🔥🔥🔥
@tigran._.arm_great 👏👏👏👏👏
@armen241488 Ya but we still got pows
@_slushies_dont_lie_ Did you really agree to do a song with Ronnie Radke (an extremely known and evidenced abuser of minor(S*)) or was that AI/unfair use? 🤨 I hope it’s not that you (soad) guys believed this famous white cis man over very not white or adult people with nothing to gain speaking up about their abuse.
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@armstopnews 👏👏👏
@rozet_mansuorian 👌👌👌👌❤️💙🧡
@roubinada This is fantastic, well done 👏🇦🇲
@esrailian Congratulations to @tumocenter on 15 years and congratulations and thanks to Vahe, Ara, and Rev for their generosity!
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@sophsab2 A fantastic evening! What a wonderful cause.
@sevanmary Memorable night 👏
@gkyab56 👏🏻❤️🇦🇲🙏
@loyalmargarita Amazing!!! whatever you do make sure it doesn’t get into the government’s hands or else the people will never see it again
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@steph2046 This is beautiful.