Valgo
Winter 2026 · Active
Algorithmic safety validation tools for autonomy.
Location: San Mateo, CA, US
Founded: 2025
Team size: 2
About
Founders
Robert MossCo-Founder and CEO
Stanford CS PhD with thesis on algorithms to validate safety-critical systems. Former research staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory on the core team that designed and validated the aircraft collision avoidance system (ACAS X), now a worldwide standard. Other relevant experience working at Xwing (an autonomous aircraft startup now part of Joby Aviation), and NASA Ames Research Center.
Sydney KatzCo-Founder and CTO
Stanford Aero/Astro PhD with thesis on safe machine learning. Author of "Algorithms for Validation" textbook. Lecturer for "Validation of Safety-Critical Systems" course at Stanford. Industry experience at Reliable Robotics, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and NASA.