Moaz E. Hamid

Moaz (モゼ) is a mission-driven technologist and strategist, solving for the future of jobs, medicine, and accessible technologies, and the role of Robotics and AI. He is the founder of mvmt inc, a former advisor for SoftBank Robotics, a member of AI and Health WG, and served on Robotics WG for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), and Martin Luther King Jr. Community Healthcare dream council.

Moaz is also an advisor and mentor for early-stage startups for Fast Track by First Round Capital, Yellow (accelerator) by Snap Inc., leAD Sports & Health Tech, Founder Institute, Founders Boost (pre-accelerator), and LA Mayor (Garcetti’s) Entrepreneurship Program for underserved-youth (embarcLA).

He previously served as general manager and partner with Google and helped with the emerging market growth for Maps, Apps, and Search. And before that, Microsoft, helping bring smartphones to the forefront of Microsoft agenda in the emerging market from internal to partners programs to creating and bringing to market new smartphone solutions.

Moaz also led the investment, strategy, and launch of HTC, the smartphone company, and many other global brands, like Skype, BullGuard, Sonim, Neo, Sygic, and SouthWing for Dangaard (Nordic Capital), and the investment and enterprise strategy of many other smartphone companies, like Palm, Samsung Mobile, and Sony (Ericsson) Xperia on behalf of Microsoft, and later on their transition to Android / Chrome OS for Google.

Moaz studied systems analysis and design, and then went on to design, code, and create user experience processes for a multitude of organizations. and most recently studied Venture Capital and Angel Investing with Black Venture Institute, Salesforce Ventures, and Operator Collective at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

Moaz starts every day by meditating to become organized and focused for the day. And he is also an avid runner.