Muhammad Ali Rashid
Engineer turned entrepreneur who lives to make a mark in car-tech industry and robotics.
Founder & Ceo
RoboArt, Inc.
Email: ali@roboart.io
Phone 1: +(92)-321-4411431
Phone 2: +1 (713) 701-5748
About Me
Entrepreneur and Electronics engineer, 26 years old, managing an IoT company with a keen focus on connected car technology.
As the only child of my parents, I developed a strong bond with technology in early childhood. I tinkered with toys, made something new out of them. I always wanted to know more, so used to break open every electronic gadget that came in my hand to understand how it works.
As I grew old, I developed a deep passion for engineering by seeing my love for cars and robotics, so I started engineering. During my engineering years, I was quite hands-on with electronics and did projects every semester out of curiosity. While others pursued grades, I pursued the real world implications of engineering.
Working on Iron-man suits and electric cars became my passion during engineering years. I understood that I cannot achieve this vision and by doing a 9 to 5 job. So I started with Car Chabi, my startup that later turned into a broader company IoT RoboArt. The struggle to achieve success by fulfilling one’s vision is a long journey, but I have high hopes to build something great out of my life.
Some Key Events
2018
2-Oct-2018
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Founded RoboArt, Inc. in Delaware and appointed as Cheif Executive Officer. It is formed to specifically sell Mobokey in US and European Market.
27-Sep-2018
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Called up by a local radio channel 89.4 for a discussion on RoboArt and its vision.
Listen to the recording of the show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLLIr8FbfYM&t=9s
8-Sep-2018
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Invited to attend and represent RoboArt at Teknofest Istanbul. https://teknofestistanbul.org/en
10-July-2018
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Launched a Bluetooth based product for bike sharing and security.
https://bikechabi.com/
10-July-2018
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Launched a Bluetooth based product for bike sharing and security.
https://bikechabi.com/
27-Apr-2018
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Attended Digital Youth Summit organized by World Bank as a speaker on the Topic: Entrepreneurs Under 30: Why Did They Embark on the Path Less Traveled?
https://digitalyouthsummit.pk/speaker/muhammad-ali-rashid
22-Feb-2018
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Completed the last iteration of Car Chabi and started working on Mobokey.
2-Jan-2018
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Car Chabi featured as one of the most promising startups in 2018 by Dawn news.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1379163
2017
23-Sep to 15 Oct
2017
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Selected in ATX+PAK Entrepreneurship Exchange Program at Capitol Factory in Austin, Texas.
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Speaker at Austin Startup week 2017. https://austinstartupweek2017.sched.com/speaker/muhammadalirashid
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Won the Atx + Pak Startup Pitch Competition at Capitol Factory, Austin, Texas.
https://www.capitalfactory.com/event/atx-pak-pitch-showcase/
16-Jun-2017
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Launched a product for unlocking regular gate locks with smartphone app using Bluetooth Smart. http://smartgateunlock.com/
27-Jan-2017
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Car Chabi raised investment of $150,000 from Syed Sheharyar Ali of Treet Group.
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/car-chabi/funding_rounds/funding_rounds_list -
Incorporated a Company in Pakistan with the name RoboArt Private Limited.
2-Jan-2017
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Selected in 25 people under the age of 25 as top achievers in the field of technology by TechJuice for the year 2017. https://www.techjuice.pk/25-under-25-2017/ali-rashid-founder-carchabi/
2016
15-Sep-2016
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Selected in Plan X Accelerator for the startup Car Chabi.
3-Jun-2016
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Second in Startup Competition Hackathon, at LUMS Throw-a-thon. Prize money $1000.
3-Apr-2016
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Got incubated in Plan 9 for the startup Car Chabi.
10-Jan-2016
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Launched Start-up Car Chabi. https://carchabi.com/
2015
10-Nov-2015
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Left Job to pursue startup.
10-Apr-2015
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Started working as an associate engineer in Zaheen Machines (IoT Company).
https://www.zaheenmachines.com/
13-Jan-2015
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Graduated as an electronics engineer from FAST-NU University.
2014
3-Nov-2014
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Converted an old 1984 car into a modern working electric-gasoline hybrid by installing, electric motors and a self-designed electronic power and controlling circuits. This was my final year project of engineering.
4-June-2014
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Started a website to sell electronic prototyping products to fund my final year project.
2013
Nov-Dec
2013
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Won 3 robot fighting competitions by making a fighting robot in just 1 week’s time.
Feb-Aug
2013
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Worked on a couple of projects including automated lawn mover, smart home systems and basic robotics.
2012
June
2012
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Started blogging and earing through Adsense. Got bored and sold the blogs for to work on hardware projects.
2011
May
2012
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Rebuilt my old car’s engine from start to end all by myself.
2010
Aug
2010
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Started Bachelors in Electronics Engineering from Fast-Nu Lahore.