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Waleed Haddad

Founder

Founder at BurnBot

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedBurnBot

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Sam BlackmanunlockedWaleed: together at University of Illinois Chicago (1993)
Waleed: together at BurnBot
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BurnBot's investors · 15

American Family VenturesBoston · $250K – $10M checks · since 2024Convective CapitalSan Francisco · since 2024DBL PartnersPalo Alto · since 2024DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2024Ecosystem Integrity FundLafayette · $2M – $5M checks · since 2024HAWKTAILSan Francisco · since 2024Hike VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024LOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checks · since 2024Lowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024Overture ClimateSanta Monica · $1M – $3M checks · since 2024Pathbreaker VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checks · since 2024ReGen VenturesByron Bay, New South Wales · $250K – $2.5M checks · since 2024Sur Ventures$50K – $700K checks · since 2024Toyota VenturesLos Altos · since 2024VSC VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checks · since 2024

Experience

  1. Senior Consultantcurrent2026 — present
  2. BurnBot, Inc.CTO and Co-Founder2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. SecureLogixChief Scientist2017 — 2020
  4. retained by Vermeer CorporationTechnical Consultant2008 — 2017
  5. Vysk Communications, IncChief Science Officer2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Pay By TouchVice President, Biometrics2005 — 2008
  7. Vision R&DCTO2000 — 2005
  8. XradiaDirector of Imaging Systems2000 — 2001
  9. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Medical Technology Program (MTP)Staff Scientist1998 — 2000
  10. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Imaging and Detection Program (IDP)Staff Scientist1995 — 1998
  11. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Imaging and Detection Program (IDP)Physicist (Post-Doctoral)1993 — 1995
  12. University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual SciencesResearch Staff Member (Post-Doctoral)1992 — 1993

Skills & more

Product DevelopmentImage ProcessingR&DStart-upsOpticsProduct ManagementSecuritySignal ProcessingProgram ManagementStrategySensorsAnalytics
+12 moreMobile PaymentsAgile MethodologiesBusiness StrategyIntegrationCloud ComputingMedical DevicesMarketingCreative DirectionResearch and Development (R&D)Intellectual PropertyBusiness DevelopmentAlgorithms

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Waleed Haddad?
Executive Officer, Director at BurnBot
Where does Waleed Haddad work?
Waleed Haddad is Founder of BurnBot.
What companies did Waleed Haddad found?
Waleed Haddad founded BurnBot.
Where did Waleed Haddad go to school?
Waleed Haddad studied at Illinois Institute of Technology (Ph.D, Physics); University of Illinois Chicago (B. S., Physics, Pure Mathematics (double major)); University of Illinois Chicago (M. S., Physics).

Founder mafias

University of Illinois Chicago mafia47

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Chris LiMaster's degreeFounded Oak +1Mohamed GeneadMedical Retina Fellowship | Ophthalmologist | Retina SpecialistFounded Aviceda Therapeutics +1Ben AlbertMBAFounded Upfront Healthcare +1Adam KhanBSFounded Diamondquanta +1Sam BlackmanPhDFounded Day One BiopharmaceuticalsAnshul SadanaMSFounded Nexthop

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Illinois Institute of Technology mafia32

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Craig RuppMSEEFounded Sabanto +1Jorge PenalvaMSFounded Sentisis Analytics +1Biju KulathakalBSFounded Halo InvestingPranav ManpuriaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Flux AutoViggnesh KandasamyMSFounded OneStopKitchenMelody RobertsM.Des.Founded Liv Labs

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Same school

Also attended Illinois Institute of Technology55

Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Victor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesLina NilssonInvestor at EPIC VENTURESKatherine HeSenior Investment Associate at TDK VenturesJustin SmollarPrincipal at Method CapitalMinni ShahiInvestor at Sand Hill Angels

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Also attended University of Illinois Chicago89

Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Kate WilschutzChief Financial Officer, Revolution Funds at RevolutionSteve ShafferOperating Partner at Volition CapitalAnshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURESStefano GaliassoVice President at Energy Capital VenturesBoris GyllhamnInvestment Manager at Almi Invest GreenTech

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Shared employers

Also worked at BurnBot, Inc.4

Ryan GembalaFounder & Managing Partner at Pathbreaker VenturesIra EhrenpreisFounder and Managing Partner at DBL PartnersMerrill FeatherInvestor at Gigascale CapitalJames EverettPartner at Ecosystem Integrity

Also worked at Pay By Touch3

Steven YeciesManaging Partner at Kain CapitalMichael BirkFounder at PlayAblyLogan LaHiveGeneral Partner at Long Chicago 2025

Also worked at Xradia4

Alexei AndreevCo-Founder and Managing Director at Autotech VenturesAndy RubinManaging Partner at Playground GlobalPedro TrujillanoFounder at TrackingplanRacem FlaziFounder at Legalplace

Also worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Imaging and Detection Program (IDP)35

Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzAndrew WilliamsonManaging Partner at Cambridge Innovation CapitalRick LewisGeneral Partner at US Venture PartnersAlexander FangManaging Partner at Entrada VenturesKaren Roter DavisManaging Partner at Entrada VenturesAaron SistoPartner at First Spark Ventures, Llc

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