About
Robert Moss holds a PhD in computer science from Stanford focused on validation algorithms for safety-critical systems. He has held research positions at MIT Lincoln Laboratory on the ACAS X aircraft collision avoidance system design team, at NASA Ames Research Center, and at Xwing, an autonomous aircraft company.
Co-Founder and CEO at ValgoYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Robert went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Valgo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Robert can intro founders to Valgo's investors below.
Valgo's investors · 3
Co-founders at Valgo
SK
Sydney KatzCo-Founder and CTO
JQ
Jon QianCo-founder and President
Experience
- ValgoCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Mateo, CA
- Stanford Intelligent Systems LaboratoryPostdoctoral Researcher2025Stanford, CA
- Stanford Intelligent Systems LaboratoryPhD Student Researcher2021 — 2025Stanford, CA
- Stanford Intelligent Systems LaboratoryHead Teaching Assistant2019 — 2025Stanford, CA
- Stanford Intelligent Systems LaboratoryMaster's Student Researcher2019 — 2021Stanford, CA
- XwingAI Safety and DAA Consultant2022 — 2023Concord, CA
- XwingPhD Student Researcher2022Concord, CA
- NASA Ames Research CenterResearch Engineer2020 — 2021Mountain View, CA
- MIT Lincoln LaboratoryAssociate Staff2018 — 2019Lexington, MA
- MIT Lincoln LaboratoryAssistant Staff2014 — 2018Lexington, MA
- MIT Lincoln LaboratoryResearch Assistant Co-op2013 — 2014Lexington, MA
- Harvard UniversityIT Co-op2012Cambridge, MA
Skills & more
Java21Eclipse10C++13Assembly Language6Python9Windows7JavaScript6Objective-C3Visual Studio2Xcode2OS X4Ubuntu2
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GitLaTeXMicrosoft WindowsUbuntu LinuxMatlabJuliaLangComputer ScienceProblem SolvingPhysicsAndroid DevelopmentiOS developmentParallel ComputingFrom Robert's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Robert Moss?
- Robert Moss holds a PhD in computer science from Stanford focused on validation algorithms for safety-critical systems. He has held research positions at MIT Lincoln Laboratory on the ACAS X aircraft collision avoidance system design team, at NASA Ames Research Center, and at Xwing, an autonomous aircraft company.
- Where does Robert Moss work?
- Robert Moss is Co-Founder and CEO of Valgo.
- What companies did Robert Moss found?
- Robert Moss founded Valgo.
- Where did Robert Moss go to school?
- Robert Moss studied at Stanford University (Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence); Stanford University (M.S. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence); Wentworth Institute of Technology (B.S. in Computer Science, Minor in Physics).
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