# Avneesh Agrawal

> Avneesh Agrawal is the co-founder and CEO of Netradyne, the San Diego AI company that turns dashcams into a real-time safety coach for commercial drivers. After more than a decade at Qualcomm, where he led 4G LTE research, ran corporate R&D, and served as president of Qualcomm India and South Asia, he left in 2015 to chase a convergence he saw coming: cheap camera sensors, edge computing, and deep learning arriving at the same moment. Netradyne's Driver-i platform now analyzes billions of miles of driving and reduces accidents by 30 to 50 percent. In January 2025, a $90 million Series D led by Point72 pushed the company past a $1 billion valuation. A Stanford PhD with more than 150 US patents, Agrawal builds at the intersection of research and the real world.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Netradyne
- **Organizations:** Netradyne, Qualcomm
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Systems Engineering, Stanford University, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Netradyne, an AI fleet-safety company valued at over $1 billion as of 2025., Built a platform that has analyzed more than 20 billion miles of driving data and delivers 30-50% accident reductions., Holds more than 150 US patents from his research and development work.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Earned his Stanford bachelor's in Computer Systems Engineering in just three years.
- **1994** — Completed a Stanford master's in Electrical Engineering in a single year.
- **2002** — Earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford and joined Qualcomm.
- **2002-2011** — Led Qualcomm's 4G LTE research and chipset product development, and headed corporate R&D as Senior Vice President of Technology.
- **2011-2015** — Served as President of Qualcomm India and South Asia, based in Bangalore, running business, sales, and marketing.
- **2015** — Co-founded Netradyne with fellow Qualcomm veteran David Julian to reduce road accidents using vision and AI.
- **2024** — Netradyne received a FICCI Road Safety Award from the Government of India.
- **2025** — Closed a $90M Series D led by Point72, pushing Netradyne past a $1B valuation and unicorn status.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Netradyne, an AI fleet-safety company valued at over $1 billion as of 2025.
- Built a platform that has analyzed more than 20 billion miles of driving data and delivers 30-50% accident reductions.
- Holds more than 150 US patents from his research and development work.
- Led Qualcomm's 4G LTE research and chipset development and ran corporate R&D as SVP of Technology.
- Served as President of Qualcomm India and South Asia.
- Netradyne named to Forbes America's Best Startup Employers 2025.
- Earned three Stanford degrees (BS, MS, PhD) in electrical and computer systems engineering.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Netradyne raised $90M in Series D funding led by Point72 Private Investments, with Qualcomm Ventures and Pavilion Capital, reaching unicorn status.
- **2025-06** — Featured in a Qualcomm Ventures Founder Spotlight discussing generative AI, edge processing, and Netradyne's growth.

## Links

- Website: https://netradyne.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avneeshagrawal/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/netradyne
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvAsYJCm54k
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Netradyne/

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Last updated: 2026-06-14