Daryn Nakhuda
Daryn Nakhuda is VP of Software Development and Product Management at Waabi. He previously founded Mighty AI, a startup acquired by Uber, and has held senior engineering roles at Aurora and Amazon. His expertise includes software engineering, product development, executive leadership, and applying AI to complex real-world systems.
Seattle Venture Capitalists Urge Founders to Prioritize Practical AI Over Pursuit of AGI
Seattle venture capitalists at a Plug and Play event encouraged tech founders to focus on building practical AI products for specific industries rather than chasing artificial general intelligence (AGI), which they believe is uncertain and not imminent.
Autonomous Vehicle Startup Waabi Hires Seattle Tech Veteran Joseph Sunga as Group Product Manager
Autonomous vehicle startup Waabi has hired Seattle tech veteran Joseph Sunga as group product manager to help launch new products. The Toronto-based company is steadily growing its remote Seattle team with experienced engineers from Aurora, Amazon, and Uber acquisitions.
Rajat Bahri Named CFO of Icertis Amid $5 Billion Valuation; Pacific Northwest Tech Firms Announce Key Executive Hires
Rajat Bahri, former CFO of ID.me, has joined Icertis as CFO, replacing Curt Anderson, amid recent investments valuing Icertis at $5 billion. Additionally, several key tech and startup executives have taken new roles across Pacific Northwest companies including CommerceIQ, Waabi, Limeade, and AdaptX.
Seattle 2.0 Names Finalists From Nearly 7,000 Nominations; Public Voting Open Through May 11 — Winners Revealed May 19
Seattle 2.0 announced finalists for its annual Seattle tech startup awards after nearly 7,000 nominations across 11 categories, opening public voting through May 11 and scheduling the awards event for May 19 with keynote Jonathan Sposato.
Seattle 2.0 announces nominees for second annual awards; Jonathan Sposato to keynote, community voting opens
Seattle 2.0 announced nominees for its second annual Seattle 2.0 Awards, with community voting opening across 11 categories and Jonathan Sposato (former Picnik CEO) as keynote speaker. The nominees list includes startups, founders, investors, service providers, designers, technologists and blogs such as Apptio, Redfin, Cheezburger Network, Rich Barton, Nick Hanauer, and others.
Organizations
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Waabi VP, Software Development and Product Management 2022–present · current
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Mighty AI Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Founder 2017–2019, Chief Technology Officer & Founder 2014–2017 · current
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Aurora Senior Director of Software Engineering 2021–2022, Director, Software Engineering 2021 · past
Education
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University of Washington BA, Communications, New Media · 1996–1999
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University of Maryland None, Chemistry, Computer Science · 1994–1996
