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- Mojtaba Mozaffar@MozaffarMojtabaFounder/CTO · Shiraz AIS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Navid Aghasadeghi@realnavidaFounder/CEO · Shiraz AIS26Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mojtaba MozaffarShiraz AIFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/MozaffarMojtabaNavid AghasadeghiShiraz AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/realnavida
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Mojtaba Mozaffar
Founder/CTO·Shiraz AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Shiraz AI. Previously Senior Applied Scientist and tech lead at Amazon Robotics, leading high-impact work in perception, policy learning, and manipulation. Before that, Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern directing AI and robotics research. PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics from Northwestern.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Shiraz AIRobots that learn on the job
Co-foundersNavid Aghasadeghi@realnavida
