About
Sami Shalabi is co-founder and CTO of Maven AGI, a generative AI platform focused on customer experience. He previously held product and engineering roles at Google, where his work included Google News and Google Play Newsstand, and has built products across healthcare, entertainment, social, and SaaS at companies including Outcomes4me and Istikana. He holds more than 55 patents and has received the MIT Young Professional Award and Inc Magazine's 2025 Business Leader of the Year.
Co-founder at Maven AGI
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Co-founders at Maven AGI
EM
Eugene MannCo-founder
JC
Jonathan CorbinFounder & CEO
Experience
- Maven AGICo-Founder & CTOcurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Mentors FundPartnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Outcomes4MeCOO2020 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- IstikanaCo-Founder & Investor2011 — 2023Middle East & North Africa
- DVx VenturesCTO & SVP Engineering2020Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- GoogleCo-Founder, Product & Engineering Lead, Engineering Director, (All-New) Google News2017 — 2019Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- GoogleCo-Founder, GM, Engineering Director, Google Play Newsstand2013 — 2018Cambridge, MA
- GoogleCo-Founder & Engineering Lead, Google Play Magazines2012 — 2013Cambridge, MA
- GoogleCo-Founder & Engineering Lead, Google Currents2010 — 2013Cambridge, MA
- GoogleCo-Founder & Engineering Lead, Google Friend Connect2007 — 2009Cambridge, MA
- Zingku, Inc (acquired by Google)Co-Founder & CTO2006 — 2007Waltham, MA
- IBMSoftware Architect2002 — 2006Lotus
- Iris AssociatesSoftware Architect1998 — 2002Westford, Massachusetts, United States
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Research Assistant1996 — 1998
- MIT Media LabResearch Assistant1994 — 1996Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Skills & more
Computer GraphicsConsumer Software1Large Scale Systems1Artificial Intelligence (AI)Software Development5Executive Leadership3Product Innovation2Product Strategy1Technology Platforms1Software as a Service (SaaS)1Generative AI
Languages Arabic · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sami Shalabi?
- Sami Shalabi is co-founder and CTO of Maven AGI, a generative AI platform focused on customer experience. He previously held product and engineering roles at Google, where his work included Google News and Google Play Newsstand, and has built products across healthcare, entertainment, social, and SaaS at companies including Outcomes4me and Istikana. He holds more than 55 patents and has received the MIT Young Professional Award and Inc Magazine's 2025 Business Leader of the Year.
- Where does Sami Shalabi work?
- Sami Shalabi is Co-founder of Maven AGI.
- What companies did Sami Shalabi found?
- Sami Shalabi founded Maven AGI.
- Where did Sami Shalabi go to school?
- Sami Shalabi studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); New English School (A-Levels; IGCSEs).
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