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Why will Google & NVIDIA struggle next year? We're celebrating the best Iranian AI scientists, roboticists, VCs & startups while revealing what's coming in 2026.

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Ardalan Javadi : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ardalanjam1369/

Farzam Hejazi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farzam-hejazi-5b608081/

0:00 Introduction

3:04 Best AI Scientist of the Year

10:03 Best Roboticist of the Year 

13:46 Best Robotic Startup of the year

16:25 Best Venture Capitalist of the year 

33:08 Best none AI Business

38:19 Best CEO of the Year 

42:06 Best AI Model or Product

48:49 Best Female in Tech or Investment 

50:19 Best Podcast Episode of the year 

52:01 Most Two Important Trends in 2026  

References: 

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.00663

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.23735

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX12aCdni9Q

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vahab-mirrokni-49774112/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alibehrouz/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jux_L-Re5JA 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vahdat/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pouransari/

https://www.arxiv.org/pdf/2510.02375

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alikashani/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNsj3nfkTHQ&t=1s&pp=ygUXVG91cmFqIFBhcmFuZyBTZWNvbmRQb2Q%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOC7X9lfb1k

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettadcock/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorsa-sadigh-6988581a/

https://x.com/dorsasadigh/status/1899981257427313037?s=46

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Early_Career_Award_for_Scientists_and_Engineers

https://www.figure.ai

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cbfinn/

https://www.worldlabs.ai

https://joincolossus.com/article/ramtin-naimi-man-hot-hand/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEICTvGNKrY

https://medium.com/@annayeleferenko1995/how-cursor-anysphere-became-a-29-3b-company-in-just-a-few-years-eaf693674ef7

https://neo.com/startups

https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2bsx50dfm3p7vduehik8w/culture/the-unusual-ambitions-of-chamath-palihapitiya

Ramtin N. - San Francisco Bay Area | Professional Profile | LinkedInlinkedin.com

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-acquires-ai-chip-startup-150217099.html

https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod/video/7335094802742054186

https://open.substack.com/pub/chamath/p/the-future-of-ai-compute-a-conversation?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UneoszmxRGg

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohsenmoazami/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundeepm/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Ahmed

https://www.forbes.com/profile/adam-foroughi/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Amiri

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview

https://youtu.be/38YCBtzWptU?si=UJPqZc3RWqgOe_pH

https://www.liquid.ai/team/ramin-hasani

Adam Foroughi - Los Angeles, California, United States | Professional Profile | LinkedInlinkedin.com

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D50_DF8Aw7S0&ved=2ahUKEwimkOaE_e2RAxV2FjQIHSHrDpIQtwJ6BAgYEAI&usg=AOvVaw2n5JBp3evO3dgwfdt0zOzT

https://www.sparkcapital.com/team-members/yasmin-razavi

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtNZnLkRBYA8&ved=2ahUKEwie6-79_u2RAxVMFjQIHQlVHcAQtwJ6BAgaEAI&usg=AOvVaw3f3wVywqXIx5HWqTLdJg6-

https://youtu.be/21EYKqUsPfg?si=pSYY0LOgQ4O_C3-5

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