Where does Maha Achour work?

Maha Achour is CEO, CTO & Founder of Metawave.

Where did Maha Achour go to school?

Maha Achour studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Physics); UC San Diego (Master Program, Electrical Engineering, Communication Theory and Systems,); UCLA (Master's degree, Physics).

Maha Achour

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CEO, CTO & Founder at Metawave

Encinitas, California, United States

FoundedMetawave

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Scott AmyxunlockedMaha: together at Metawave (2021–2023)

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×5Maha: together at Chakra Growth Fund

×2Maha: together at Cubic Defense

CEO, CTO & Founder at Metawave

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Metawave's investors · 11

Astor PerkinsNew York · since 2022 Autotech VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $8M checks · since 2018 BOLD CapitalSanta Monica · since 2018 Bold Capital PartnersSanta Monica Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2018 Motus Ventures, LlcMenlo Park · since 2017 ReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checks Thyra Global ManagementNew York U.S. Air Forcesince 2020 U.S. Armysince 2022 Western Technology InvestmentPortola Valley · $250K – $30M checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Metawave

Sandy GodseyCOO, CLO & Co-Founder

Experience

Factorial EnergyMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2026 — present
Kodamaico-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentCalifornia, United States
TASARU Mobility InvestmentsBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
Glass Dyenamicsco-Founder and Board Membercurrent2011 — presentTucson, Arizona Area
Griff AviationAdvisory Board Member2023 — 2026Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Chakra Growth FundVenture Partner2023 — 2025
Metawave CorporationFounder & CEO2022 — 2023California, United States
Metawave CorporationFounder, CEO, CTO2017 — 2022San Diego County, California, United States
Polyceed and Dyenamicsco-Founder & CEO2011 — 2017
Rayspan CorporationCo-Founder & Chief Technology Officer2006 — 2011
San Diego Research CenterDirector, Advanced Communications Research Group (acquired by Argon ST -> Boeing)2004 — 2006
Cubic DefenseLead System Engineer2002 — 2004
MRV Communications - Optical AccessDirector of Advanced Technology,2000 — 2002
Tiernan Communication, San Diego 1996–2000System Engineer,1996 — 2000
LightPointe CommunicationsCo-Founder and V.P. of Systems Engineering,1999 — 2000

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)7Machine Learning6Mathematics3Mathematical Modeling2Theoretical Physics2Wireless32RF38Optics8Telecommunications10WiMAX4Microwave11WiFi7

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Languages Arabic · English · French

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Who is Maha Achour?: CEO, CTO & Founder at Metawave
Where does Maha Achour work?: Maha Achour is CEO, CTO & Founder of Metawave.
What companies did Maha Achour found?: Maha Achour founded Metawave.
Where did Maha Achour go to school?: Maha Achour studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Physics); UC San Diego (Master Program, Electrical Engineering, Communication Theory and Systems,); UCLA (Master's degree, Physics).

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Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures Vlad TenevCo-founder & CEO of Robinhood Ryan KingCo-founder of Chime Paul FieldingFinance & Operations at General Catalyst Melody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity Ventures

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