Principal Technical Program Manager, Hayden AI

Hardware

$213.7-277.9k

+ Bonus and equity

Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office

Hayden AI

AI-powered smart traffic enforcement

Open for applications

Hayden AI

AI-powered smart traffic enforcement

101-200 employees

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Open for applications

$213.7-277.9k

+ Bonus and equity

Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office

101-200 employees

B2BTravelArtificial IntelligenceTransportManufacturingBig dataDeep TechComputer VisionMachine LearningSaaSMobile

Company mission

To harness the power of computer vision to transform the way transit systems and other government agencies address real-world challenges.

Company mission

To harness the power of computer vision to transform the way transit systems and other government agencies address real-world challenges.

Our take

Cities around the world are dealing with clogged bus lanes, blocked stops, and traffic violations that slow down public transit and put people at risk. It's a huge problem, but one that remains difficult to monitor or mitigate effectively.

Hayden AI is tackling this problem with its smart, bus-mounted cameras powered by AI. They automatically detect when vehicles block bus lanes or stops, helping cities gather real-time data and take action to improve safety and traffic flow.

Already in use in cities like New York, LA, Barcelona and Braga, it's a transformative idea that can keep buses moving and riders safe. The company has raised considerable funding and is growing fast, and in 2026 received approval to begin serving local authorities across the UK.

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Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Aug 2022

$4m

LATE VC

Sep 2020

$35m

SERIES B

Total funding: $52.7m

Leadership

Vaibhav Ghadiok

(CTO & Co-Founder)

Previously a Robotics Engineer at Nixie Labs, Head of Mapping at NAUTO, and Navigation & Perception Lead at Visible Sensors.

Previously Co-Founder and CEO of alwaysAI, a vision AI company, as well as C-level executive at leading public and private companies, including Sybase, LiveOps and BlackBerry.