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Hooman Pirouz

Hooman Pirouz is the co-founder and CPO of Sonibel, an industrial and manufacturing AI company based in Vancouver. Hooman Pirouz co-founded Sonibel with Sophia Millar and George Hollo. Sonibel raised a US$1.6M pre-seed round in April 2026 led by Maple VC. The Canadian AI Newsletter last covered Sonibel in April 2026.

Co-founder/CPO of Sonibel.

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Sonibel

AI welding defect detection.

Role
Co-founder/CPO
HQ
Vancouver, BC
Founded
2025
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
US$1.6M
Latest round
Pre-seed, Apr 2026
Website
sonibelinstruments.com

Co-founders: Sophia Millar, George Hollo

Investors: Maple VC

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