Hassaan Raza
Co-founder & CEO
Founder Bay Area
Background
- B.S. Computer Science from UT Austin (2015-2019)
- Previously at Google and Apple
- 5-6 years in ML: avatars, 3D reconstruction, lip sync
- Background in product and engineering
Investment Focus
Not an investor — founder/operator.
AI Agent Relevance
- Tavus builds the video/avatar layer that AI agents could use for human interaction
- Conversational AI video is a key modality for agent-to-human communication
- Strong funding from top-tier VCs (Sequoia, CRV, Scale AI, YC) validates the space
- Potential integration partner — AI agents with video avatars