Reza Rassool

Reza is the founder of Kwaai, a non-profit developer community democratizing AI. Prior to Kwaai, as the CTO of RealNetworks, he guided the technology strategy that pivoted RealNetworks from its streaming media roots to becoming a leader in AI. He created technology foundations of two AI divisions, SAFR and Kontxt, and steered the company from a declining public corporation to a valuable private entity. His pioneering innovations range from digital movie editing systems that earned Technical Oscar and Emmy awards, the world’s first VOD server, to cochlear implants and bionic eyes. His serial start-up career include two exits to Google.  Reza gained a B.Sc. in Physics from King’s College London, has numerous patents, several papers published and remains a significant code contributor