# Ali Rehan

> Ali Rehan is the co-founder and CEO of Obvio, which develops AI-powered traffic safety systems for municipalities. A LUMS-trained computer vision researcher and entrepreneur, he previously co-founded Eyedeus Labs, Groopic and Ingrain, then worked on Motive’s AI camera products, where he met Obvio co-founder Dhruv Maheshwari.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Obvio
- **Organizations:** Obvio, Motive, Ingrain, Eyedeus Labs, Groopic, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Blackbox
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Master’s in Computer Science, Lahore University of Management Sciences
- **Known for:** Co-founded Groopic, which reported more than 150,000 iOS downloads by January 2014., Co-authored the 2014 WACV paper NRSfM using Local Rigidity., Helped build Motive’s computer vision camera products; Bain Capital Ventures reported deployment on more than 200,000 commercial vehicles.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Completed a master’s in computer science at LUMS; publicly introduced the Groopic beta in December.
- **2013** — Led Eyedeus Labs and the Groopic iOS launch; participated in Plan9 and Blackbox Connect.
- **2014** — Groopic launched on Android; co-authored NRSfM using Local Rigidity at WACV; the team secured Kima Ventures funding.
- **2015** — Discussed Ingrain’s native video advertising business in a Blackbox interview.
- **By February 2023** — Director of Engineering at Motive, leading its core AI/Vision team after earlier managing dashcam products.
- **2023** — Obvio received pre-seed investment, according to investor GTMfund.
- **2025** — Identified as Obvio co-founder and CEO in Bain Capital Ventures’ June investment feature.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Groopic, which reported more than 150,000 iOS downloads by January 2014.
- Co-authored the 2014 WACV paper NRSfM using Local Rigidity.
- Helped build Motive’s computer vision camera products; Bain Capital Ventures reported deployment on more than 200,000 commercial vehicles.
- Co-founded Obvio, which announced a $22 million Series A led by Bain Capital Ventures in June 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — GTMfund’s 2026 AGM and retreat page lists Rehan as Obvio’s co-founder and CEO.
- **2026-01** — Publicly thanked Max Altschuler, Paul Irving and GTMfund for supporting Obvio in a LinkedIn post.
- **2025-06** — Obvio announced a $22 million Series A led by Bain Capital Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://www.obvio.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alirehans/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ali_rehan

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