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Salar Shahini

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Founder at Sweatpals

Austin, Texas, United States

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Saunaz MoradiunlockedSalar: together at Northeastern University (2015–2016)
×8Salar: together at Northeastern University
×3Salar: together at University of Tehran

About

Salar Shahini is the founder and CEO of SweatPals, a platform designed to help fitness and wellness communities grow and be discovered, which he started after moving to Austin. He grew up in Iran, earned a Master's in engineering in the U.S., and previously developed a municipal asset management solution used by over 400 municipalities in the U.S. and Canada, launching his first company at age 23. He has been featured by TEDx, the Boston Globe, and CBS.

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Sweatpals's investors · 5

A16Z SpeedrunSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2025AntlerSingapore · $3M – $10M checks · since 2025HARTBEAT VENTURESLos Angeles · since 2025PatronSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025WndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Sweatpals

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Salar Shahini ShamsabadiExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. SweatpalsFounder / CEOcurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  2. a16z speedruna16z speedrun scoutcurrent2025 — present
  3. StreetScanCEO / Chairman (acquired)2018 — 2022Greater Boston
  4. StreetScanCoFounder / CTO2015 — 2018Greater Boston
  5. StreetlogixFounder / CTO (acquired)2019 — 2022
  6. MassChallengeMentor / Judge2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Center for Research Innovation, Northeastern UniversityJudge2020Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  8. Northeastern UniversityResearch Assistant2012 — 2016Greater Boston
  9. Paz Engineering CompanyProject Manager2010 — 2012
  10. Paz Engineering CompanyField Engineer2009

Skills & more

Executing on an idea to improve the world we live inIgniting a passionate group of people around a mission to build something useful and profitableUnderstanding principles of consumer behavior and psychology to develop intuitive software programsSoftware DesignProduct ManagementSoftware DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesEngineeringProduct DevelopmentUser Experience (UX)Data ScienceData Analysis
+12 moreSpatial AnalysisMachine LearningMathematical ModelingAlgorithmsGISJavaScriptMicrosoft OfficePythonSQLDatabasesSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Spatial Databases

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Who is Salar Shahini?
Salar Shahini is the founder and CEO of SweatPals, a platform designed to help fitness and wellness communities grow and be discovered, which he started after moving to Austin. He grew up in Iran, earned a Master's in engineering in the U.S., and previously developed a municipal asset management solution used by over 400 municipalities in the U.S. and Canada, launching his first company at age 23. He has been featured by TEDx, the Boston Globe, and CBS.
Where does Salar Shahini work?
Salar Shahini is Founder of Sweatpals.
What companies did Salar Shahini found?
Salar Shahini founded Sweatpals.
Where did Salar Shahini go to school?
Salar Shahini studied at a16z speedrun; Northeastern University (Master of Science (M.S.), Engineering); University of Tehran (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Geomatics Engineering).

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Also worked at Center for Research Innovation, Northeastern University2

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