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Humza Ahmed

Founder

Founder & CEO at Automax.ai

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAutomax.ai · YC

Find your path to Humza

126 people in our graph share verified history with Humza — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

AniunlockedHumza: together at University of Waterloo (2024)
×2Humza: together at University of Waterloo
×4Humza: together at Huawei
×2Humza: together at Afore Capital

About

Humza Ahmed previously conducted machine learning research at Huawei and studied software engineering at the University of Waterloo before founding Automax.ai, which develops agents for automated property valuations.

Founder & CEO at Automax.aiYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Humza went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Automax.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Humza can intro founders to Automax.ai's investors below.

Automax.ai's investors · 2

Garage CapitalWaterlooY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Experience

  1. Automax AIFounder & CEOcurrent2024 — present
  2. Afore CapitalFounder in Residence2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. HuaweiML Research Engineer2024Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Skills & more

C++2Project Management5Artificial Intelligence (AI)3REST APIsLeadership1Python (Programming Language)1Autodesk Fusion 36013D PrintingComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)Power ToolsSOLIDWORKS1Computer-Aided Design (CAD)1
+12 moreComposite StructuresNext.jsWeb DevelopmentHTMLDesktop Application DevelopmentJavaScriptHTML5Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)MaximoBluebeam RevuBootstrap (Framework)Node.js

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Humza Ahmed?
Humza Ahmed previously conducted machine learning research at Huawei and studied software engineering at the University of Waterloo before founding Automax.ai, which develops agents for automated property valuations.
Where does Humza Ahmed work?
Humza Ahmed is Founder & CEO of Automax.ai.
What companies did Humza Ahmed found?
Humza Ahmed founded Automax.ai.
Where did Humza Ahmed go to school?
Humza Ahmed studied at Y Combinator (F25); University of Waterloo; Emirates International School (International Baccalaureate (IB)).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

+ 10,223 more

University of Waterloo mafia346

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Chamath PalihapitiyaB.A.Sc.Founded 8090Apoorva MehtaBAScFounded InstacartJon LernerBachelor of Applied ScienceFounded Textnow +2Michael LittBASc. Honours Systems Design EngineeringFounded Garage Capital +1Mike McCauleyBAScFounded Garage Capital +1Zach WaterfieldComputer EngineeringFounded Zettlor +1

+ 339 more

Afore Capital mafia16

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rishi Ramanscout checks into early foundersFounded Intelligent +1Ish BaidFounder in ResidenceFounded Wayside +1Richard HeFounder-in-ResidenceFounded Openmart +1Kathryn WuEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Openmart +1Laura DuInvestorFounded The New ClubRajat BhageriaPartnerFounded Chef Robotics

+ 9 more

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

+ 1,994 more

Also attended University of Waterloo541

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsAchintya ChaudhariInvestor at LightbankKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

+ 535 more

Also attended Emirates International School3

Feras Al SadekManaging Partner at Ghaf Capital PartnersAyman BabikirAssociate at VIEWPOINT VENTURESErna RedzepagicDirector, Portfolio & Partnerships at Halcyon

Shared employers

Also worked at Afore Capital29

Nate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsRiley FinchInvestment Associate at NextGen Venture PartnersGaurav JainCo-founder, Managing Partner at Afore CapitalAnamitra BanerjiCo-founder, Managing Partner at Afore CapitalDerrick LiPrincipal at Afore CapitalKayla KavanaughInvestor at Afore Capital

+ 23 more

Also worked at Huawei51

Cameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcSherihan MostafaOffice Manager at DisrupTech VenturesRaphel FinelliMarketing Principal at TDK VenturesYigit KucukInvestment Team at Bek VenturesNuno TeodoroExpert Advisory Board — Global Cybersecurity Director at Hovione at 33NLa Pyae AungProduct Manager at Kilde

+ 45 more