Shahab is the Co-Founder & CEO of Machine Ventures, a venture builder that prides itself in “Transforming Ideas into Companies”.

Under Machine he has founded mykuya, an on-demand labor & services platform in the Philippines, with a vision to ultimately build a global on-demand services marketplace.

He also founded HeyKuya, an SMS-Based Personal Assistant Service that was acquired just 6 months after its launch, making it the fastest technology acquisition event in the country.

Prior to that, he was among the founding team of 3 companies. After starting his first venture in music distribution by the age of 13, he moved into sports media by being part of the team that started Tarafdari, Iran’s leading sports media network with more than 10 million monthly visitors. After graduating and getting his degree in Business Administration, he joined Rocket Internet and launched their carpooling platform, Tripda in the Philippines.