Arshan Poursohi
FounderChief Executive Officer & Cofounder at Third Wave Automation
Union City, California, United States
FoundedThird Wave Automation
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Chief Executive Officer & Cofounder at Third Wave Automation
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Third Wave Automation's investors · 10
Eclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checks · since 2021eGateway CapitalColumbus · $5M – $15M checksHeartland VenturesColumbus · $500K – $30M checksHeartland Ventures S7Washington · $5M – $30M checksHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksInnovation EndeavorsPalo Alto · $1M – $15M checks · since 2024Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2024Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2024Toyota VenturesLos Altos · since 2021Woven CapitalTokyo · $10M – $50M checks · since 2024
Experience
- Third Wave AutomationCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2018 — present
- Toyota Research InstituteDirector Of Engineering2016 — 2018Palo Alto
- GoogleRoboticist2014 — 2016
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2010 — 2014Mountain View
- OraclePrincipal Member of Technical Staff2010
- Sun MicrosystemsPrincipal Investigator2008 — 2010
- Sun MicrosystemsStaff Researcher2004 — 2008
- Sun MicrosystemsMember of Technical Staff2000 — 2004
- Integrated LinuxDeveloper1998 — 2000
Skills & more
Wireless Sensor Networks6Embedded Systems18Java22Networking4Distributed Systems21J2ME2Software Engineering14Linux26Software Development11Mobile Devices5Device Drivers4Mobile Applications9
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arshan Poursohi?
- Chief Executive Officer & Cofounder at Third Wave Automation
- Where does Arshan Poursohi work?
- Arshan Poursohi is Chief Executive Officer & Cofounder of Third Wave Automation.
- What companies did Arshan Poursohi found?
- Arshan Poursohi founded Third Wave Automation.
- Where did Arshan Poursohi go to school?
- Arshan Poursohi studied at University of California, Berkeley (BS, Cognitive Science).
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Google mafia1,676
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Shared employers
Also worked at Third Wave Automation6
Seth WinterrothPartner and Head of Policy at Eclipse VenturesScott BradyFounding Partner at Innovation EndeavorsMatthew HowardGeneral Partner at Norwest Venture PartnersVinay BalanVice President Operations & Chief Safety Officer at Third Wave AutomationAl BiglanVice President Engineering at Third Wave AutomationVictor OsimitzVice President Strategy & Commercial at Third Wave Automation
Also worked at Toyota Research Institute13
Masa YamatoSr. Principal at TransLink CapitalJim AdlerFounder and General Partner at Toyota VenturesNatalie Fonseca LicciardiManaging Partner at Toyota VenturesAnoop SonarInvestor at E14 FundYuta YamakitaLiaison Manager at Woven CapitalEdwin OlsonFounder/CEO at May Mobility
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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