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Vahid Mirjalili

Vahid Mirjalili is the co-founder and CEO of Evolo, a media and creative AI company based in Toronto. Vahid Mirjalili co-founded Evolo with Afsaneh Fazly. Vahid Mirjalili is also the former co-founder and COO of Owl.co. Evolo raised a US$3M seed round in December 2024 led by Portage.

Co-founder/CEO of Evolo. Formerly Co-founder/COO of Owl.co.

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Evolo

AI interactive video agents that educate and qualify leads in regulated industries.

Role
Co-founder/CEO
HQ
Toronto, ON
Founded
2024
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
US$3M
Latest round
Seed, Dec 2024
Website
evolo.ai

Co-founders: Afsaneh Fazly

Investors: Portage, Golden Ventures

Owl.co

AI claims intelligence for insurance carriers that reads full claim files, detects fraud and answers examiner questions with citations.

Former role
Co-founder/COO
HQ
Vancouver, BC
Founded
2018
Status
Active
Website
owl.co

Co-founders: Sean Merat, Sohrab Merat

Investors: Luge Capital

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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