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Robert Moss

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Co-Founder and CEO at Valgo

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedValgo · YC

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1,105 people in our graph share verified history with Robert — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul KwanunlockedRobert: together at Stanford University (2019–2025)
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Robert: together at Harvard University
Robert: together at MIT Lincoln Laboratory

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

1Flourish CapitalMountain ViewFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Valgo

SKSydney Katz
Sydney KatzCo-Founder and CTO
JQJon Qian
Jon QianCo-founder and President

Experience

  1. ValgoCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Mateo, CA
  2. Stanford Intelligent Systems LaboratoryPostdoctoral Researcher2025Stanford, CA
  3. Stanford Intelligent Systems LaboratoryPhD Student Researcher2021 — 2025Stanford, CA
  4. Stanford Intelligent Systems LaboratoryHead Teaching Assistant2019 — 2025Stanford, CA
  5. Stanford Intelligent Systems LaboratoryMaster's Student Researcher2019 — 2021Stanford, CA
  6. XwingAI Safety and DAA Consultant2022 — 2023Concord, CA
  7. XwingPhD Student Researcher2022Concord, CA
  8. NASA Ames Research CenterResearch Engineer2020 — 2021Mountain View, CA
  9. MIT Lincoln LaboratoryAssociate Staff2018 — 2019Lexington, MA
  10. MIT Lincoln LaboratoryAssistant Staff2014 — 2018Lexington, MA
  11. MIT Lincoln LaboratoryResearch Assistant Co-op2013 — 2014Lexington, MA
  12. Harvard UniversityIT Co-op2012Cambridge, MA

Skills & more

Java21Eclipse10C++13Assembly Language6Python9Windows7JavaScript6Objective-C3Visual Studio2Xcode2OS X4Ubuntu2
+12 moreGitLaTeXMicrosoft WindowsUbuntu LinuxMatlabJuliaLangComputer ScienceProblem SolvingPhysicsAndroid DevelopmentiOS developmentParallel Computing

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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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