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Junaid Popalzai

Founder

CTO at CarSignal

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCarSignal · YC

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Founder of CarSignal, an AI operating system for auto repair shops. Previously worked at Netflix, Notion, Tesla, and Amazon, and studied EECS at UC Berkeley.

CTO at CarSignalYC S26

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YC

Junaid went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran CarSignal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Junaid Popalzai?
Founder of CarSignal, an AI operating system for auto repair shops. Previously worked at Netflix, Notion, Tesla, and Amazon, and studied EECS at UC Berkeley.
Where does Junaid Popalzai work?
Junaid Popalzai is CTO of CarSignal.
What companies did Junaid Popalzai found?
Junaid Popalzai founded CarSignal.

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