Dr. Ahmed Zaidi

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Dr. Ahmed Zaidi is co-founder and CEO of Hyran Technologies, a Cambridge-based AI platform that helps fashion brands and suppliers respond to consumer demand more accurately, increase profitability, and reduce textile waste. Hyran's supplier-led approach connects manufacturers and brands in real time, breaking down the long lead times and overproduction cycles that drive the industry's estimated 8–10% share of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Zaidi grew up in Saudi Arabia in a family that has run a knitwear manufacturing business in Pakistan for decades, giving him direct exposure to the consequences of overordering and slow design-to-shelf cycles. He completed his PhD in Computer Science at Cambridge, specialising in deep learning and NLP, and later returned as a visiting AI researcher and faculty member. His earlier company, Catalyst AI, applied forecasting and markdown-pricing techniques to retail before being exited; he co-founded Hyran in 2022 to attack the same problem further upstream.

Hyran launched out of stealth in February 2023 with backing from Closed Loop Partners' Ventures Group, which focuses on circular-economy investments. The company is led with co-founder Jordan Zhang, a software engineer building scalable ML infrastructure, and counts brands such as Farfetch among its early customers and partners.