About
Paul Lwin is co-founder and CEO of HavocAI, a company developing software for collaborative autonomy across sea, air, and land in both military and commercial applications. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he served 11 years as a Naval Flight Officer, including combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, received three Air Medals, and later worked as a Navy Engineering Test Flight Officer. Born in Burma (Myanmar), he immigrated to the United States with his family at age 10 and has worked in engineering, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship, leading teams developing robotics and autonomy technologies.
Co-Founder & CEO at Havoc AI
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Havoc AI's investors · 15
B Capital GroupManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M checksB4 Capital$10M – $50M checksCobalt CapitalSanta Monica · since 2026Decisive PointWashington · $500K – $1M checksLockheed Martin VenturesBethesdaMute Venturessince 2026New North VenturesPortsmouth · $1M checksOutlander VCNew York · $500K – $2.5M checks · since 2026Scout VenturesAustin · $2M – $5M checksScout VenturesAustin · $2M – $5M checks · since 2026Taiwania CapitalTaipei · $3M – $85M checks · since 2026The Veteran FundSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksTrousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksUP PartnersSanta Monica · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026Zero Infinity PartnersNew York · $100K – $5M checks
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Experience
- HavocAICo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — present
- HavocAICo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- REGENT Craft Inc.Director of Government Partnerships2023North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
- Joby AviationSenior Program Manager, Government Technical Partnerships2022 — 2023
- ORANGE - Services for Aviation and Autonomous VehiclesSenior Consultant2022
- Exocetus Autonomous SystemsChief Technology Officer2021 — 2022
- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)Integrated Product Team Project Officer/Engineering Test Flight Officer2014 — 2018Ventura County, California, United States
- US NavyNaval Flight Officer2007 — 2018Point Mugu, CA
Skills & more
Leadership7Electronic Warfare25Aviation24Military20Aerospace Engineering7Computer Science4Project Management5Organizational Leadership3Program ManagementOperational Planning2
- Deep Learning Nanodegree — Udacity
- Excel 2016: Financial Functions in Depth — Lynda.com
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Lwin?
- Paul Lwin is co-founder and CEO of HavocAI, a company developing software for collaborative autonomy across sea, air, and land in both military and commercial applications. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he served 11 years as a Naval Flight Officer, including combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, received three Air Medals, and later worked as a Navy Engineering Test Flight Officer. Born in Burma (Myanmar), he immigrated to the United States with his family at age 10 and has worked in engineering, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship, leading teams developing robotics and autonomy technologies.
- Where does Paul Lwin work?
- Paul Lwin is Co-Founder & CEO of Havoc AI.
- What companies did Paul Lwin found?
- Paul Lwin founded Havoc AI.
- Where did Paul Lwin go to school?
- Paul Lwin studied at Yale School of Management (MBA, Business Administration and Management); Udacity (Deep Learning Nanodegree, Computer Science); Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals (Master's degree, Computer Science).
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Shared employers
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