Fundraising Fox
/Companies
Sign in

Shiraz AI

YC S26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 4 known investors

Find your way into Shiraz AI

Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Shiraz AI

  • Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Shiraz AI team. We find them for you
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
  • Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone

Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.

Sign up with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in

Shiraz builds a robot foundation model that learns a new manufacturing task from a single human video demonstration, without programming or retraining, and delivers the full stack of hardware, model, and on-site deployment. It targets high-mix manufacturers whose production lines change frequently.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsGenerative AIManufacturingUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)

Shiraz AI was founded in 2026 by Navid Aghasadeghi and Mojtaba Mozaffar.

NANavid Aghasadeghi
Navid AghasadeghiCo-Founder & CEOHe previously worked as a Senior Staff Robotics Engineer at Boston Dynamics, contributing to Spot's transition from R&D to commercial deployment and leading industrial manipulation, and earlier served as a Principal Robotics Engineer at Rethink Robotics developing controls for the Sawyer robot; he also founded the AI consumer app GenZArt and holds a PhD in ECE from UIUC.
MMMojtaba Mozaffar
Mojtaba MozaffarCo-Founder & CTOHe previously worked as a Senior Applied Scientist and tech lead at Amazon Robotics focusing on perception, policy learning, and manipulation, and was a Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern leading AI and robotics research, where he also earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics.

Investors · 4

Alumni VenturesreportedManchester · $100K – $10M

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Founders FactoryreportedLondon · $150K – $200K

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

OurCrowdreportedJerusalem

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Related companies · 5

Advanced Metal ResearchAdvanced Metal Research manufactures robotic welding systems equipped with computer vision for real-time seam tracking and post-weld inspection, converting manual welding into an automated, learning-based manufacturing process.
AxalAxal deploys AI agents connected to enterprise ERPs to automate order entry, customer inquiries, and sales tasks for manufacturers and distributors. The platform reduces manual data entry and improves accuracy across revenue, finance, and operations workflows.
Mass MagneticsMass Magnetics manufactures high-performance neodymium-iron-boron rare-earth magnets in the United States from recycled and domestic feedstocks, using a rapid sintering process and machine learning to sort scrap by grade and chemistry. It targets defense and industrial buyers needing DFARS-compliant domestic magnets and also sells DFARS-compliant rare-earth alloys to domestic metallurgists.
MorphoAIMorphoAI provides a software platform that uses AI and optimization algorithms to help engineers design and refine robot and machine configurations from available parts within minutes, reducing typical design timelines and enabling faster hardware commercialization.
UltrasoniumUltrasonium is a company focused on materials science and advanced manufacturing, developing engineering systems.

Companies working in the same space as Shiraz AI.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Shiraz AI Inc.

In the news

Shiraz AI: Robots that learn on the jobycombinator.com · Aug 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Shiraz AI do?
Shiraz builds a robot foundation model that learns a new manufacturing task from a single human video demonstration, without programming or retraining, and delivers the full stack of hardware, model, and on-site deployment. It targets high-mix manufacturers whose production lines change frequently.
Who founded Shiraz AI?
Shiraz AI was founded by Navid Aghasadeghi, Mojtaba Mozaffar in 2026.
Who are Shiraz AI's investors?
Shiraz AI's investors include Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Founders Factory, OurCrowd.
Where is Shiraz AI headquartered?
Shiraz AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.