Edward Balassanian

Edward Balassanian

With more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, and 100 patents in technologies ranging from gesture interfaces, networking, distributed processing, and digital music synthesis, Edward Balassanian has founded and funded numerous startups ranging from operating systems to consumer packaged goods. He most recently founded Aimi, the groundbreaking new generative music platform that allows fans to enjoy immersive listening experiences, while providing artists a new medium to create and monetize AI-powered music. Prior to Aimi, Edward founded startups including BeComm Corporation, a pioneer in building operating systems for digital devices, Be Labs, an IP centric incubator, Vital Juice, a tech-centered Food Manufacturing company, and Strings, a content publishing platform, among others. A graduate of the University of Washington with Distinction in Computer Science, Edward started his career at Microsoft where he worked from 1990-1995