About
Advisor; co-founder and former CTO of Kiva Systems (acquired by Amazon and rebranded Amazon Robotics), currently Sony's AI America director and a National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee.
Experience
- SonyAIDeputy Presidentcurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- SonyAIDirector, Sony AI America2019 — 2024Greater Boston Area
- Acsibi StudiosCEOcurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Self-EmployedAdvisor, Angel Investorcurrent2016 — presentUnited States
- Cogitai, Inc.VP Engineering2016 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- Kiva SystemsChief Technology Officer2004 — 2015
- Kiva SystemsVP Research and Advanced Development2011 — 2012
- Kiva SystemsVP of Systems Engineering2010 — 2011
- Kiva SystemsCo-Founder2004 — 2010Greater Boston Area
- North Carolina State UniversityAssociate Professor2005 — 2007
- North Carolina State UniversityAssistant Professor1999 — 2005
- University of MichiganInstructional Software Developer1987 — 1994
Skills & more
Robotics42Algorithms65Optimization5Artificial Intelligence26ArchitectureComputer Science17Simulations9Matlab2Software Engineering30Machine Learning16Distributed Systems22Data Mining3
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PythonJavaC++Operations ResearchSoftware DevelopmentEngineering ManagementCSystems EngineeringComputer VisionProgrammingSoftware DesignArchitecturesFrom Peter's professional profile.
Colleagues at Cybernetix Ventures
Amar Sawhney
Advisor at Cybernetix Ventures
Benjamin Naovarat
Venture Scout at Cybernetix Ventures
Dennis Clarke
Advisor at Cybernetix Ventures
Elaine Chen
Advisor at Cybernetix Ventures
Fady Saad
General Partner at Cybernetix Ventures
Fred Mutsinzi
Analyst at Cybernetix Ventures
Helen Greiner
Advisor at Cybernetix Ventures
Ira Hoffman
Advisor at Cybernetix Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Peter Wurman?
- Advisor; co-founder and former CTO of Kiva Systems (acquired by Amazon and rebranded Amazon Robotics), currently Sony's AI America director and a National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee.
- Where does Peter Wurman work?
- Peter Wurman is Advisor at Cybernetix Ventures.
- Where did Peter Wurman go to school?
- Peter Wurman studied at University of Michigan (PhD, Computer Science); University of Michigan (MS, Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Mechanical Engineering).
Same school
Also attended University of Michigan516
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
Also worked at SonyAI1
Also worked at Kiva Systems23
Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Amy VilleneuveBoard Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VCAjay AgarwalPartner at Bain Capital VenturesSiva Kumar ThotaAI Engineer at Untapped VenturesJosh PollakOperating Partner - Robotics at ClimacticEmily YuSenior Associate at Boost VC
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Also worked at North Carolina State University21
Blake PattonFounder & Managing Partner at Tech Square VenturesJulia YanSenior Associate at Prelude VenturesLucy LiuPrincipal at Longwood FundJay PatelInvestment Advisor at PICUS CAPITALBo ZhaoDirector of Commercialization at First Bight VenturesJason CogginsHead of Investments at Aura Group
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Also worked at University of Michigan116
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