Founder · AI Systems Builder

Ardavan Metghalchi

I build software-led companies and practical AI systems for complex, real-world work.

I help operationally complex businesses turn messy workflows, customer intake, research, documents, and internal processes into practical AI-assisted systems.

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Selected Work / 01–02

Companies built from the problem outward.

01 / Current

Founder · Current

CarAid

CarAid uses AI-assisted analysis and expert knowledge to help car owners understand vehicle damage and likely repair costs from photos.

Serving car owners nationwide.

02 / Eight years

Co-founder · Eight years

Common Energy

I co-founded Common Energy and spent eight years leading its software and technology as we built the company from day one into a profitable community solar business.

Profitable and operating today.

Consulting · AI Workflows

Make messy work usable.

I help operationally complex businesses turn messy workflows, customer intake, research, documents, and internal processes into practical AI-assisted systems.

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AI workflow automation

Customer intake to structured output

Document and data extraction

Internal tools and dashboards

Lead and company research automation

Practical AI adoption for growing businesses

About / 03

I work where product, software, and business meet.

I'm drawn to problems that are operationally complex but meaningful to solve. My work is turning those problems into clear products, reliable systems, and businesses that can scale.

Today, that work is CarAid. Before that, I co-founded Common Energy and led its software engineering and technology development for eight years.

I also help startups and small and mid-sized businesses turn promising AI ideas into practical systems their teams can actually use.

Outside of work, I'm a husband and father. I'm also rarely far from a new idea worth testing.