# Hamid Shojaee

> Hamid Shojaee is a Scottsdale-based software founder and investor. He founded Axosoft and Pure Chat, helped create GitKraken, and now leads Savvy Trader. His public work also includes AZ Disruptors, technology and investing podcasts, and 100Tiles, a daily drawing fundraiser.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Savvy Trader
- **Organizations:** Savvy Trader, Axosoft, Pure Chat, AZ Disruptors, AZ Tech Beat, AZ CoWork, 100Tiles, StartupAZ Foundation, Venture Madness
- **Education:** Computer science studies; did not complete degree, Arizona State University
- **Known for:** Built Axosoft through customer revenue before its 2020 private-equity transaction., Helped develop GitKraken, which had more than two million global users by September 2020., Founded Pure Chat, acquired by Ruby in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Moved from Iran to Tempe, Arizona, at ten.
- **1995** — Started a fingerprint-software business with his college roommate and left ASU.
- **2000** — Left his first startup and joined Microsoft Consulting Services.
- **2002** — Released the first OnTime product in August; it became the foundation of Axosoft.
- **2004** — Left Microsoft in January to work on OnTime full time.
- **2012** — Launched Pure Chat as an Axosoft product.
- **2014** — Pure Chat became a separate company; Hamid led it while Lawdan became Axosoft CEO.
- **2016** — GitKraken released publicly.
- **2020** — Resurgens announced its Axosoft investment in September; Ruby announced the Pure Chat acquisition in October.
- **2021** — Announced a $10 million Arizona startup investment plan with Lawdan and launched AZ Tech Podcast.
- **2022** — Founded Savvy Trader.
- **2026** — Continues co-hosting Buy Hold Rant and runs the 100Tiles donation experiment.

## Achievements

- Built Axosoft through customer revenue before its 2020 private-equity transaction.
- Helped develop GitKraken, which had more than two million global users by September 2020.
- Founded Pure Chat, acquired by Ruby in 2020.
- Co-created short Scrum tutorials with nearly 1.8 million combined views reported in July 2015.
- Announced plans with Lawdan Shojaee to invest $10 million in Arizona startups in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Buy Hold Rant published episode 59 on October 7, with Hamid Shojaee and Dustin Alper discussing stocks and earnings.
- **2026-10** — As of October 2026, 100Tiles describes his AI-directed coding experiment and commitment of up to $100,000 in nonprofit donations for 2026.
- **2025-03** — Signed a Savvy Trader Form D on March 11 as chief executive officer.

## Links

- Website: https://hamidshojaee.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamidshojaee
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hamids
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/aztechpodcast
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamidaztech/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14