# Cyrus Khajvandi

> Cyrus Khajvandi is the co-founder and CEO of Humata, an Austin-based AI startup often described as 'ChatGPT for all your files.' A Stanford biology graduate and serial entrepreneur, he built Humata after struggling to keep up with scientific papers, turning that personal frustration into a tool that lets people ask questions of their documents and get cited, fact-checkable answers. The company launched in early 2023, grew to millions of users processing tens of millions of pages, and raised $3.5M led by Google's Gradient Ventures with ARK Invest and M13.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Humata
- **Organizations:** Humata, Tildamail, dNovo Bio, Passfolio, Mobius Networks, Stanford University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Biological Sciences, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Humata, which grew to millions of users processing tens of millions of pages, Raised $3.5M seed funding led by Google's Gradient Ventures, with ARK Invest and M13, Served as COO of Passfolio, which was acquired after completing $500M in orders

## Career timeline

- **2008** — REU Fellow, National Science Foundation - Stanford Genome Technology Center
- **2008-2010** — Researcher, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- **2010-2012** — Researcher, Stanford University
- **2017-2019** — Co-Founder & COO, Mobius Networks ($40M)
- **2018-2019** — Co-Founder & COO, Passfolio (acquired; $500M in orders completed)
- **2018-2019** — Co-Founder, dNovo Bio (Y Combinator-backed)
- **2020** — Founder & COO, Tildamail (secure email with decentralized storage)
- **2022** — Co-founded Humata with Dan Rasmuson in Austin, Texas
- **2023-02** — Humata AI publicly launches; Dan Rasmuson joins as CTO
- **2023-10** — Humata raises $3.5M seed led by Gradient Ventures, with ARK Invest and M13

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Humata, which grew to millions of users processing tens of millions of pages
- Raised $3.5M seed funding led by Google's Gradient Ventures, with ARK Invest and M13
- Served as COO of Passfolio, which was acquired after completing $500M in orders
- Co-founded Y Combinator-backed dNovo Bio and Mobius Networks ($40M)
- Stanford biology graduate and former Stanford / Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher

## Latest updates

- **2023-10** — Humata closed a $3.5M seed round led by Google's Gradient Ventures, with ARK Invest and M13, and began pursuing SOC 2 certification to expand into enterprise.

## Links

- Website: https://humata.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khajvandi/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HumataAI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtECGluuCMs

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Last updated: 2026-06-25