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112 people in our graph share verified history with Tara — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Tara: together at Jolt Capital
Tara: together at Appning by FORVIA
About
Tara Akhavan is a Value Creation Partner at Jolt Capital and CEO of AI4Eyes, a Canadian health technology startup focused on AI, SaaS, and vision science. She founded and scaled Irystec Software Inc., a perceptual display and image processing company later acquired by FORVIA, where she subsequently served as VP of Software & Ecosystems and led acquisitions including Appning. She holds a Ph.D. in Image Processing and Computer Vision from Vienna University of Technology and an MSc in AI, and has authored or co-authored more than 35 patents across the telecom, consumer, automotive, and medtech industries.
Experience
- Jolt CapitalValue Creation Partnercurrent2026 — presentMontreal, QC
- AI4EyesChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- FORVIAExecutive Advisorcurrent2025 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- FORVIASoftware Solutions & Ecosystem Vice President2024 — 2025Paris, Île-de-France, France
- FORVIAGlobal Innovation and Ecosystems Director2023 — 2024
- Appning by FORVIADirector Board of Directors2024 — 2025Lisbon, Portugal
- designLED Products Ltd, a Forvia Faurecia CompanyDirector Board of Directors2024 — 2025Scotland, United Kingdom
- Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA)Director Board of Directors2024 — 2025
- Faurecia Creo DynamicsChairman of the Board2024 — 2025Sweden
- Faurecia IRYStec Inc.Director Board of Directors2020 — 2025Canada
- Faurecia IRYStec Inc.CEO2020 — 2023Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Faurecia IRYStec Inc.Board Member2016 — 2020
- Faurecia IRYStec Inc.Founder & CTO2015 — 2020Montreal, Canada Area
- Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien)PhD2011 — 2017
- TandemLaunchTechnologist/Entrepreneur in residence2014 — 2015Montreal, Canada Area
- PeykAsa Messageware Co.System Analyst and Product Manager2008 — 2011
- University of Shahid BeheshtiMaster Student2008 — 2010
Skills & more
Product Management1corporate VC1Operations Management1P&L Management3Product Operations3Innovation Management1Software as a Service (SaaS)1Executive Leadership5P&L Accountability3Software Business4Strategic Partnerships2Start-up Ventures7
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Marketing StrategyEarly-stage StartupsStartup DevelopmentLean StartupGo-to-Market StrategyStrategic ThinkingGlobal GovernanceBusiness InnovationProblem SolvingLeadershipProduct StrategyBoard of DirectorsLanguages English · German · Kurdish · Persian
From Tara's professional profile.
Colleagues at Jolt Capital
Akira Okada
Managing Director Japan at Jolt Capital
Amedeo d'Angelo
Operating Partner at Jolt Capital
Andrea Traversone
Managing Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners
Andrea Traversone
Managing Partner at Jolt Capital
Antoine Le Floc'h
Senior Data & Software Architect at Jolt Capital
Antoine Rolland
Data & ML Engineer at Jolt Capital
Antoine Trannoy
Managing Partner at Jolt Capital
Bernard Spitz
Strategic Advisor at Jolt Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tara Akhavan?
- Tara Akhavan is a Value Creation Partner at Jolt Capital and CEO of AI4Eyes, a Canadian health technology startup focused on AI, SaaS, and vision science. She founded and scaled Irystec Software Inc., a perceptual display and image processing company later acquired by FORVIA, where she subsequently served as VP of Software & Ecosystems and led acquisitions including Appning. She holds a Ph.D. in Image Processing and Computer Vision from Vienna University of Technology and an MSc in AI, and has authored or co-authored more than 35 patents across the telecom, consumer, automotive, and medtech industries.
- Where does Tara Akhavan work?
- Tara Akhavan is Value Creation Partner at Jolt Capital.
- Where did Tara Akhavan go to school?
- Tara Akhavan studied at Technische Universität Wien (Vienna University of Technology) (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Vision and Image Processing); Shahid Beheshti University (Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence); Shahid Beheshti University (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Software Engineering).
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Appning by FORVIA1
Also worked at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien)23
Christian LaurerSenior Investment Manager at tecnet equity NÖ Technologiebeteiligungs-Invest GmbHMarkus LangGeneral Partner at SpeedinvestTomasz MazurykManaging Partner at FundingBox Deep Tech FundMartin BeaulieuInvestor at Vestigo VenturesUlrich HaböckScientific Advisor at StarkwareJorge PérezFounder at Cero
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