About
Ali Afshar is CEO and co-founder of Mytos. He has experience spanning physics, chemistry, hardware engineering, and software development.
Founder/CEO at MytosYC S18
Intro paths
YC
Ali went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ali can intro founders to Mytos's investors below.
Mytos's investors · 11
Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Artis VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $25M checks · since 2023Buckley Ventures Management Company LlcNew York · $300K checks · since 2023Deep Science VenturesLondon · since 2023Emles Venture PartnersNew York · since 2023IQ CapitalLondon · $1M – $40M checks · since 2023Kinled HoldingHong Kong · since 2023Pente CapitalLondon · since 2023TBD AngelsNew York · since 2023WingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
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Co-founders at Mytos
IW
Ignacio WillatsFounder
Experience
- MytosCEO/Co-Foundercurrent2015 — present
- LiberatiiNon Executive Directorcurrent2019 — present
- QuerixAdvisor2015 — 2019UK
- Vellum Devices LtdCo-Founder and CEO2013 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- QuerixSoftware Intern2013United Kingdom
- Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC)Research Assistant2011University of Southampton
Skills & more
Creative Problem Solving2Team Leadership4Product Development8R&D5Consumer Electronics5Physics5Rapid Prototyping3D printingComputer-Aided Design (CAD)OpticsElectronicsJava8
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ArduinoPython (Programming Language)Team Building3D PrototypingOrganic ElectronicsLanguages English · French · Persian · Russian · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ali Afshar?
- Ali Afshar is CEO and co-founder of Mytos. He has experience spanning physics, chemistry, hardware engineering, and software development.
- Where does Ali Afshar work?
- Ali Afshar is Founder/CEO of Mytos.
- What companies did Ali Afshar found?
- Ali Afshar founded Mytos.
- Where did Ali Afshar go to school?
- Ali Afshar studied at Y Combinator; Imperial College London (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Printable Inorganic Photovoltaics); Imperial College London (MRes Plastic Electronic Materials, Flexible and Printable Electronics).
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