# Moataz Rashad

> Moataz Rashad is the founder and CEO of DeepVu, a San Ramon, California startup building autonomous, shock-resilient supply chain planning. He pioneers a category he calls autonomous resilient planning: generative AI planning agents trained on digital twins that simulate disruptions from commodity spikes to river droughts. A Stanford-trained engineer and PhD dropout, Moataz spent two decades architecting software at Samsung, Conexant, Mindspeed and Sony Mobile before founding the computer-vision ecommerce startup Vufind, which evolved into DeepVu. He describes himself as an AI and computer-vision hacker, a Mediterranean wisdom-seeker, a space enthusiast, and a keeper of diamond doves and finches.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at DeepVu
- **Organizations:** DeepVu, Vufind Inc
- **Nationality:** Egyptian-American
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Computer Science & Control Systems, Alexandria University, MSEE, Electrical Engineering (Computer Systems Lab); PhD studies not completed, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded DeepVu, pioneering the category of autonomous resilient supply chain planning, Built VuDecide AI Agent, published on Microsoft AppSource, Founded Vufind, a computer-vision and behavioral intelligence engine for AR and ecommerce

## Career timeline

- **1993-1997** — MSEE at Stanford University, Computer Systems Lab; began PhD studies
- **2000s** — Product Architect at Samsung Electronics America
- **2000s** — Director of Engineering & Chief Architect at Mindspeed Technologies and Conexant
- **2009-2010** — Head of Software Architecture at Sony Mobile, Silicon Valley
- **2010s** — Founder, CEO/CTO of Vufind - visual, behavioral and transactional intelligence for AR and ecommerce (vuHunt, vuMatch, vuStyle, vuGraph)
- **2016** — DeepVu founded (with Walid Aref)
- **2017** — Becomes Founder & CEO of DeepVu, focusing on autonomous supply chain planning
- **2023** — DeepVu featured on Advancements with Ted Danson; launches Resilient Planning using AI podcast
- **2024** — VuDecide AI Agent for Shock Resilient Demand Planning released on Microsoft AppSource

## Achievements

- Founded DeepVu, pioneering the category of autonomous resilient supply chain planning
- Built VuDecide AI Agent, published on Microsoft AppSource
- Founded Vufind, a computer-vision and behavioral intelligence engine for AR and ecommerce
- Over two decades of software architecture leadership across Samsung, Conexant, Mindspeed and Sony Mobile
- Raised approximately $1.43M total funding for his ventures (Seed stage)

## Latest updates

- **2024** — DeepVu's VuDecide AI Agent for Shock Resilient Demand Planning made available on Microsoft AppSource.
- **2023** — DeepVu featured on Advancements with Ted Danson and launched a Resilient Planning using AI podcast.

## Links

- Website: https://deepvu.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moatazrashad
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/moatazr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moataz/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vufindinc

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Last updated: 2026-06-22