# Mohammad Musa

> Mohammad Musa is the founder and CEO of Deepen AI, a San Jose company building the data engine for Physical AI - tools and managed services that handle collection, calibration, annotation, validation, and synthetic data for autonomous vehicles and robotics. A Santa Clara University-trained computer engineer who once ran launch readiness for Google Apps, Musa co-founded Deepen in 2017 and has spent nearly a decade arguing that machines, like people, need many senses working together to move safely through the world. He also teaches product management at his alma mater.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Deepen AI
- **Organizations:** Deepen AI, Santa Clara University, Google
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Computer Engineering, Santa Clara University, MS, Computer Engineering, Santa Clara University, Product Management Certificate, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, Management Science & Engineering Graduate Certificate, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Deepen AI, a data and tooling platform for autonomous vehicles and robotics (since 2017), Built sensor-fusion and multimodal labeling tools used across mobility, logistics, and industrial autonomy, Led launch readiness and product strategy for Google Apps before its place in Google Cloud Platform

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Earns BS in Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University; receives SCU Technical Excellence Award
- **2006** — Completes MS in Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University
- **pre-2015** — Software engineer at Havok (later acquired by Intel), Emergent Game Technology, and Sonics
- **2015** — Product Strategy Manager / launch readiness lead for Google Apps (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs)
- **2017** — Co-founds Deepen AI with Cheuksan Wang and Anil Muthineni; becomes CEO
- **2026-03** — Deepen AI announces seed round led by Majlis Advisory to scale sensor-fusion ground truth for Physical AI

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Deepen AI, a data and tooling platform for autonomous vehicles and robotics (since 2017)
- Built sensor-fusion and multimodal labeling tools used across mobility, logistics, and industrial autonomy
- Led launch readiness and product strategy for Google Apps before its place in Google Cloud Platform
- Received the SCU Technical Excellence Award (2003)
- Teaches product management (EMGT 338) as a lecturer at Santa Clara University's School of Engineering
- Closed a 2026 seed round led by Majlis Advisory to scale ground truth for Physical AI

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Deepen AI announced a seed round led by Majlis Advisory to scale sensor-fusion ground truth for Physical AI and sharpen its go-to-market as L2+/L3 stacks and robotaxis expand.
- **2026-01** — Deepen AI planned to showcase platform advancements at CES 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://deepen.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/deepenai
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/deepenai

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Last updated: 2026-06-22