Naveen Mahavishnu
Co-Founder & CTO at Plug and Play Tech Center
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolNaveen Mahavishnu is a Co-Founder and CTO based in San Francisco with 9 years of experience building security-first systems for cloud and AI platforms. He led GenAI security work at AWS—helping harden Bedrock AgentCore—and now runs Aira Security to provide a runtime layer that defends agentic AI apps at scale. Holding five patents in AI security, he focuses on practical, defensible solutions that make AI systems trustworthy in production. His background spans product security roles at Box and hands-on ICS/SCADA research, giving him a rare blend of enterprise security, operational resiliency, and startup execution. He also participates in startup ecosystems through fellowships and residency programs, combining technical leadership with founder-level product instincts.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Master of Science (MS) at University of HoustonAI startup school, AI startup school at Y CombinatorBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology at Velammal Engineering College
English, TamilGithub contributions (4)
Naveen94/Flash_Breaker
Aug 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:40 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
Naveen94/Capture_Bot
Sep 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:19 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 13 days
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