Pars Talk | Fireside Chat with Dr. Ali Kashani (San Jose)

Join us on Thursday, November 19th at 6:30 PM for a fireside chat with Dr. Ali Kashani, Co-founder & CEO of Serve Robotics.

We’ll discuss Ali’s journey from robotics researcher to repeat founder and public-company CEO, lessons from building and scaling startups, and the future of physical AI - bringing artificial intelligence into the real world.

The evening will include audience Q&A and networking with founders, investors, and professionals.

• Building startups, navigating acquisitions, and going public
• Turning robotics and physical AI into practical, scalable businesses
• Lessons in leadership, fundraising, and building for the long term

Dr. Ali Kashani is the Co-founder & CEO of Serve Robotics, a company developing AI-powered, Level 4 autonomous sidewalk delivery robots. Spun out of Postmates following its acquisition by Uber, Serve has received backing from NVIDIA and Uber and began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SERV in 2024.

Ali is a serial entrepreneur whose previous ventures include Neurio, a smart-home technology company acquired by Generac, and Lox, acquired by Postmates. Following Postmates’ acquisition of his venture, he launched Postmates X, the internal innovation unit where Serve’s delivery robot was created.

Ali holds a Ph.D. in Robotics from the University of British Columbia and received Canada’s Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship. His work spans robotics, artificial intelligence, and connected hardware, with inventions covered by multiple patents.

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1635 The Alameda, 1635 The Alameda, San Jose, United States

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