Behrooz A.

Technology Entrepreneur

📍 Los Gatos, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 14 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022
Angel investor🌍 United States
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Aug 2021
Our mission is to give AI the ability to replicate human senses to prevent catastrophes from happening. Our first application, uses AI and audio sensors to detect respiratory illness in animals on commercial animal farms early.
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Aug 2020
Prophesee is the inventor of the world’s most advanced neuromorphic vision systems. The company developed a breakthrough Event-Based Vision approach to machine vision. This new vision category allows for significant reductions of power, latency and data processing requirements to reveal what was invisible to traditional frame-based sensors until now. Prophesee’s patented Metavision® sensors and AI mimic how the human eye and brain work to dramatically improve efficiency in areas such as autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, IoT, security and surveillance, and AR/VR. Prophesee is based in Paris, with local offices in Grenoble, Shanghai, Tokyo and Silicon Valley. The company is driven by a team of 130 visionary engineers, holds more than 50 international patents and is backed by leading international investors including Sony, iBionext, 360 Capital Partners, Intel Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Supernova Invest, and European Investment Bank.
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Jul 2020
UltraSense Systems is a pioneer in SmartSuface HMI (Human Machine Interface) controllers and system software, enabling a modern touch experience on nearly any surface. UltraSense solutions integrate multi-mode sensing, advanced processing, feedback control of illumination, audio, and haptics, and secure connectivity including industry protocol options such as LIN and CAN. UltraSense brings modern buttonless touch interfaces to life in automotive, partnering with OEMs and tier-suppliers to design and build the driver experience of the future.
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Apr 2015
Chronos Tech is a San Diego based privately owned company focused on the development advanced SoC fabric ​Our disruptive technology drastically reduces SoC interconnects, enabling area and latency reduction, effortless integration of IPs and resilience to PVT.
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Oct 2012
Exar is a MaxLinear, Inc. Company (NYSE: MXL). Visit MaxLinear on LinkedIn or www.maxlinear.com for information on MaxLinear's radio frequency (RF), analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits for connectivity and access, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multimarket applications.
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2022
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Jan 2022
The Montana State University Alumni Foundation is an independent 501(c3) nonprofit corporation with one mission: To create lifelong relationships with our alumni and friends and to secure and manage the resources necessary to advance Montana State University. The MSU Alumni Association, established in 1903, is a membership body that works each and every day to keep graduates and friends of the University connected to one another and to their Alma Mater. The MSU Foundation, established in 1946, raises significant private financial support and serves as the steward for more than $200 million dollars in invested resources and other assets from many generous donors. Montana State University was founded in 1893 as a Land Grant University and is composed of nine academic colleges and a graduate school and boasts a friendly, supportive faculty and campus environment. Currently, the University hosts an enrollment of over 15,000 students, including approximately 2,000 graduate students. MSU is classified as one of 108 U.S. Research Universities (very high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation. MSU is located in Bozeman, Montana, an extended community of about 70,000 nestled in the Rocky Mountains in Southwest Montana. In addition to providing access to an extraordinary ecosystem for teaching and research programs, Bozeman is renowned for year-round recreational and cultural opportunities. Named an All American City, Bozeman boasts high-quality medical facilities, a very low crime rate, fine restaurants, acclaimed public and private schools, a symphony orchestra and choir, an annual opera, and nationally known events. Bozeman is listed as one of National Geographic's "World's 25 Best Ski Towns."​ Bizjournals.com ranked Bozeman #2 on the list of American Dreamtowns - small towns that offer the best quality of life without metropolitan hassles. Bozeman is located in the beautiful Gallatin Valley, 90 miles north of Yellowstone National Park.
2021
Board Member
Aug 2021
Our mission is to give AI the ability to replicate human senses to prevent catastrophes from happening. Our first application, uses AI and audio sensors to detect respiratory illness in animals on commercial animal farms early.
2020
Board Member
Aug 2020
Prophesee is the inventor of the world’s most advanced neuromorphic vision systems. The company developed a breakthrough Event-Based Vision approach to machine vision. This new vision category allows for significant reductions of power, latency and data processing requirements to reveal what was invisible to traditional frame-based sensors until now. Prophesee’s patented Metavision® sensors and AI mimic how the human eye and brain work to dramatically improve efficiency in areas such as autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, IoT, security and surveillance, and AR/VR. Prophesee is based in Paris, with local offices in Grenoble, Shanghai, Tokyo and Silicon Valley. The company is driven by a team of 130 visionary engineers, holds more than 50 international patents and is backed by leading international investors including Sony, iBionext, 360 Capital Partners, Intel Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Supernova Invest, and European Investment Bank.
Board Member
Jul 2020
UltraSense Systems is a pioneer in SmartSuface HMI (Human Machine Interface) controllers and system software, enabling a modern touch experience on nearly any surface. UltraSense solutions integrate multi-mode sensing, advanced processing, feedback control of illumination, audio, and haptics, and secure connectivity including industry protocol options such as LIN and CAN. UltraSense brings modern buttonless touch interfaces to life in automotive, partnering with OEMs and tier-suppliers to design and build the driver experience of the future.
2015
Board Member
Apr 2015
Chronos Tech is a San Diego based privately owned company focused on the development advanced SoC fabric ​Our disruptive technology drastically reduces SoC interconnects, enabling area and latency reduction, effortless integration of IPs and resilience to PVT.
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