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A co-op alum raises for a hard workflow

Home appraisal becomes an AI product after a Waterloo co-op path.

Reported by University of Waterloo newsroom

E Co-op alum raises $5 million to transform home appraisals with AI
EntrepreneurshipE Co-op alum raises $5 million to transform home appraisals with AIPhoto: University of Waterloo / original source page

Feature on E Co-op alum Humza Ahmed, founder of Automax.ai, who raised more than $5 million in funding after completing Y Combinator.

The official Waterloo report places this work in entrepreneurship / alumni. It is a source-linked brief for alumni readers; the source page remains the authority for names, dates and outcomes.

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  1. Original reporting · uwaterloo.ca
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