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About
Amar Shah co-founded Wayve in 2017 with fellow Cambridge machine-learning PhD student Alex Kendall and served as its first CEO. He left the company in 2020, when Kendall took over as chief executive.
Co-Founder at Wayve
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Wayve's investors · 24
Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checksArc AngelsAucklandARMLagos · since 2026Baillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2026Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022British Business BankSheffieldCathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checksCompoundNew York · $400K – $1.5M checks · since 2022EclipsePalo Alto · since 2026Eclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checks · since 2022firstminute capitalLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M checksFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksFly VenturesBerlin · $1.1M – $4.3M checksIcehouse VenturesAuckland · $120K – $2.4M checksLinse CapitalSan Juan · since 2022Necessary VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $2M checksNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Qualcommsince 2026Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksSoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2024SoftBank Vision FundLondonTeachers' Venture GrowthToronto · $50M – $250M checksUbersince 2026XTX MarketsBristol
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Co-founders at Wayve
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Alex KendallCo-Founder & CEO
Experience
- Dhyan VenturesFounder & Partnercurrent2022 — present
- CHARM TherapeuticsCo-founding Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- VroodhiStrategic Advisorcurrent2013 — present
- firstminute capitalEntrepreneur In Residence2020 — 2021
- WayveCo-Founder and CEO2017 — 2020Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NASA Ames Research CenterMachine Learning Researcher2016Mountain View, California
- Goldman SachsQuantitative Analyst2010 — 2012
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amar Shah?
- Amar Shah co-founded Wayve in 2017 with fellow Cambridge machine-learning PhD student Alex Kendall and served as its first CEO. He left the company in 2020, when Kendall took over as chief executive.
- Where does Amar Shah work?
- Amar Shah is Co-Founder of Wayve.
- What companies did Amar Shah found?
- Amar Shah founded Wayve.
- Where did Amar Shah go to school?
- Amar Shah studied at University of Cambridge (Postdoctoral Researcher, Machine Learning); University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Machine Learning); Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute (Research Secondment, Machine Learning).
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Seth WinterrothPartner and Head of Policy at Eclipse VenturesSuranga ChandratillakePartner at Balderton CapitalAlex BangashManaging Director and General Partner at Transpose Platform ManagementFrancisco VargasPrincipal at Teachers' Venture GrowthZach Warder GabaldonChief Innovation Officer at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)Alex KendallCo-founder & CEO of Wayve
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