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Nima Mehdian

Pioneer · DISC type dsi
Head of Operations at P-1 AI
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Nima Mehdian is the Head of Operations at P-1 AI, leveraging deep experience in strategy, AI product development, and go-to-market growth from roles at GoCardless and as the CEO of DeepMake AI. He holds a Masters in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, specializing in aerodynamics.

Outside of his primary role, Nima is passionate about fostering innovation as an angel investor and advisor for early-stage AI, Fintech, and DeepTech companies. He also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence, advising startup founders from the University of Cambridge on their growth journey.

Unique fact: As a student, Nima was part of a program at CERN during the construction of the Large Hadron Collider.

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Current Role
Head of Operations
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Nima shows up

Friendly But Fast
Driven But Considerate
Dynamic But Sincere

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Nima cares about

AI Engineering Agents
Currently Head of Operations at P-1 AI, a company focused on building an agentic AI engineer designed to work alongside human engineering teams to build real-world products.
DeepTech Startups
Serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for Founders at the University of Cambridge, advising DeepTech and software startup founders, and is an active angel investor in the space.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Head of Operations
P-1 AI
2-2025
Entrepreneur in Residence
Founders at the University of Cambridge
6-2017
Angel Investor
Angel Investor and Advisor
1-2024 - 6-2025
Chief Executive Officer
DeepMake
5-2021 - 7-2023
Director of Strategy & Business Operations
GoCardless
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Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2005
MEng
University of Cambridge
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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