Max Safai
InvestorAdvisor to the Fund at Kern Venture Group · Founder at M8 Systems
Irvine, California, United States
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About
Max Safai is the founder and CEO of M8 Systems, a company developing IoT and AI-based technology for precision agriculture and water resource optimization. Before founding M8 Systems, he worked on products and systems in the healthcare, consumer, and industrial sectors. The company's offerings include the Waterguard cloud-connected valve, which monitors flow and pressure and detects leaks in irrigation lines, and the SoilGuard sensor system, which measures soil saturation, temperature, and other parameters to generate recommendations.
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Experience
- M8 SystemsCEOcurrent2019 — presentIrvine, California, United States
- OmnicellChief Development Officer2019 — 2020Mountain View, CA
- AmazonVP Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing & Operations - Amazon Go2015 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
- Masimo CorporationSenior VP Corporate Development2011 — 2013Irvine
- Neato RoboticsCEO2007 — 2011Newark, CA
- ESS TechnologyGeneral Manager Mobile Imaging2005 — 2007Irvine, CA
- Agilent TechnologiesMobile Navigation Product Manager2002 — 2005
- Agilent TechnologiesWorldwide Mobile Imaging Program Manager2000 — 2002
- Photo Access CorpV.P. Research & Development1998 — 2000
- Visioneer IncDirector of Engineering1993 — 1997
- Logitech IncDirector of Engineering1989 — 1993
Skills & more
Firmware15Embedded Systems32Embedded Software17RTOS2Device Drivers7Easily Adaptable2CommunicationManagement35Business Planning2Operational ExecutionFundraisingResource Allocation
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Operational OversightOperations ManagementMarketing StrategyBusiness DevelopmentEngineeringInnovation ManagementSoftware DevelopmentDigital TransformationConsumer ElectronicsPCB designDebuggingSemiconductorsLanguages Farsi · French
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Colleagues at Kern Venture Group
Anna Tombazzi
Advisor to the Fund at Kern Venture Group
Austin Llach
Advisor to the Fund at Kern Venture Group
Bob Smith
General Partner at Kern Venture Group
Brandon McNaughton
Advisor to the Fund at Kern Venture Group
Brian Conner
Advisor to the Fund at Kern Venture Group
David Higdon
Founder at Kern Venture Group
Dr. Ravi Patel
General Partner at Kern Venture Group
Emil Hewahe
Advisor to the Fund at Kern Venture Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Max Safai?
- Max Safai is the founder and CEO of M8 Systems, a company developing IoT and AI-based technology for precision agriculture and water resource optimization. Before founding M8 Systems, he worked on products and systems in the healthcare, consumer, and industrial sectors. The company's offerings include the Waterguard cloud-connected valve, which monitors flow and pressure and detects leaks in irrigation lines, and the SoilGuard sensor system, which measures soil saturation, temperature, and other parameters to generate recommendations.
- Where does Max Safai work?
- Max Safai is Advisor to the Fund at Kern Venture Group and Founder at M8 Systems.
- Where did Max Safai go to school?
- Max Safai studied at Tufts University (MS, Electrical Engineering); New York Institute of Technology (BS, Electrical Engineering).
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Tufts University mafia103
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Andrew FeinbergBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Brightcove +1Win ThanapisitikulBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Lazada +1Spencer GerrolHuman FactorsFounded Sparkneuro +1Mark PiperBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Lish +1Jon LevinsonBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Clarahomecare +1Jason BravmanBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Billie +1
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New York Institute of Technology mafia8
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Phil FasanoBSFounded Recuro Health +1Ana RobakidzeBachelor's DegreeFounded TheneoKehinde WilliamsBachelor's degreeFounded ShepherdJon GorinB.SFounded PlayeasyEugene SayanMSFounded SoftheonMahbub RahmanBachelor of Science - BSFounded Kinetik
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Neato Robotics mafia3
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Kern Venture Group mafia2
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M8 Systems mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Tufts University302
Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalMatt GersonInvestor at RevolutionAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesNiko CiminelliInvestor at Khosla VenturesClay BergerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kathryn ReddyPrincipal at .406 Ventures
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Also attended New York Institute of Technology22
Osnat TiroshChief People Officer & Chief of Staff at aMoonAhmad TakatkahPartner at Sadu CapitalGlenn EntisSenior Advisor at Vanedge CapitalEfrat BrounerOffice Manager at Israel Growth PartnersMohammed Al-HassanCo-Founder and Co-CEO at Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII)Murad Al RamadanCEO, GII Capital at Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Omnicell6
Anne DeGheestMentor Capitalist, Investor & Corporate Advisor at Joyance PartnersRen DuManaging Director at Heuristic Capital PartnersJorden WoodsManaging Partner at StarChain VenturesRobert NewellPartner, Investment & Screening at Reno Seed FundRakesh ApteVenture Partner at Fluent VenturesDavid BullerVenture Partner at Ascension
Also worked at Amazon938
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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