Amir Haghighat
Unicorn founderCTO and Co-Founder at Baseten
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedBaseten$13BBaseten
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Baseten's investors · 30
01 AdvisorsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026AI FundMountain View · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026Alpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checks · since 2026Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026Aspire11$10M – $50M checks · since 2026Athletic Venturessince 2026Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2026Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checks · since 2026BONDSan Francisco · since 2026BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2025Caffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2026CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2026Collective LiquidityPlantation · since 2026ConvictionSan Francisco · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026Durable Capital PartnersBethesda · since 2026Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2025IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2025K5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks · since 2026Lachy Groomsince 2026NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Premji InvestMenlo Park · since 2025Sands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checks · since 2026Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2026Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks · since 2025South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026Summit Peak InvestmentsFort Worth · since 2026Verified CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026
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Co-founders at Baseten
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Tuhin SrivastavaCEO and Co-Founder
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Phil HowesCo-Founder & Chief Scientist
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Pankaj GuptaCo-Founder
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Philip HowesCo-Founder and Chief Scientist
Experience
- BasetenCo-foundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Clover HealthEngineering Manager2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- GumroadHead Of Engineering2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- YelpSoftware Engineer2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- PalmSoftware Engineer2007 — 2011
- Comarco, Inc.Software Engineer Intern2005 — 2007Greater Los Angeles Area
- UC IrvineTeaching Assistant2005 — 2006
- UC IrvineResearch Assistant2004 — 2006
- MindFire, Inc.Software Engineer Intern2002 — 2003Irvine, California, United States
- SideshowSoftware Engineer2000 — 2001Nicosia, Cyprus
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amir Haghighat?
- Co-Founder and CTO at Baseten
- Where does Amir Haghighat work?
- Amir Haghighat is CTO and Co-Founder of Baseten.
- What companies did Amir Haghighat found?
- Amir Haghighat founded Baseten, Baseten.
- Where did Amir Haghighat go to school?
- Amir Haghighat studied at UC Irvine (Master of Science, Computer Science); UC Irvine (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science).
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Clover Health mafia8
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Dan SilbermanSoftware EngineerFounded Mozart Data +1Varsha RaoChief Operating Officer (CLOV)Founded NURXNat TurnerBoard MemberFounded Flatiron HealthVivek GaripalliExecutive Officer, DirectorFounded CarePointPrabhdeep SinghChief Growth OfficerFounded StenoAshoka RajendraProduct ManagerFounded Orchestra Bio
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Christian BuergerPortfolio Development at Intel CapitalJonathan GiegCommunity Manager at Pantera CapitalRyan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersChristopher WestSenior Legal Counsel at Qualcomm VenturesPascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture PartnersZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
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Shared employers
Also worked at Clover Health14
Lee ShapiroPartner at 7wire VenturesOmar Njie, MDPrincipal at AlleyCorpVarsha RaoExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersMichael DixonInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALDemetrios L. KouzoukasPartner at Team8Abdul KhanChief of Staff at Primetime Partners
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Also worked at Gumroad3
Also worked at Yelp92
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersLogan GreenCo-founder of LyftMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
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Also worked at Palm24
Eric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcGustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesBrian FrankGeneral Partner at FTW VenturesJason ZajacPartner Champion to LegalEase & Parent Voices Oakland at Silicon ValleyJohn HartnettCEO and Founder at SVG Ventures | THRIVESamir KumarGeneral Partner at Touring Capital
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