SocketRun is an offline-first reliability layer for AI systems. SocketRun ensures AI systems run reliably across edge devices in intermittent and fully offline environments.
AI models are increasingly deployed at the edge—in factories, robotics systems, and embedded devices- but most systems still assume connectivity for deployment, monitoring, or recovery.
In real environments, that assumption breaks. Such as:
Deployments fail across distributed devices, Systems drift into inconsistent states, Connectivity is intermittent—or nonexistent and Failures are often silent until impact is critical.
SocketRun Solution: Offline-first AI execution runtime, Reliable deployment and rollback, Consistent model state across devices, Recovery mechanisms without cloud dependency.
SocketRun keeps factory AI running when the network fails. Automatic fallback. Zero manual intervention. Full audit trail.
Built for:
→ Electronics and automotive manufacturers
→ Semiconductor fabs with air-gapped OT networks
→ Any facility where AI downtime = production loss
We work with teams building AI systems in: Industrial manufacturing, Robotics and automation, Embedded edge systems requiring offline execution.
SocketRun was founded by a semiconductor and IoT industry veteran with 20 years at the intersection of hardware and software. After watching AI deployments fail on factory floors — not because the models were wrong, but because the infrastructure wasn't built for the real world — we built the reliability layer that was missing.
Our Mission
inspiring humans to create a better world by empowering them with the power of ai to solve real world problems in real time.
To make deploying AI at the edge reliable.
ai belongs on devices, in the field, at the edge — where decisions are made in real time.
Meet Our Team
SabRINA Akhtar
Founder | EX Qualcomm, INTEL
A tech industry veteran, Sabrina has wide range of experience in various industry sectors and in silicon valley startup ecosystem. She has technology expertise from semiconductor chip design, IoT system Integration, building Blockchain platform to Machine Learning and AI. She has founded startups, written patents in IoT and Smart Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles.
Sabrina serves as a Board of Director for SAS Foundation and in advisory role for a technology company.
RAFI AYUB
AI Model Operations strategist| EX Anthropic, meta, Microsoft
Shireen Mamun
Product Development | Ex 3m
Tony Seba
Advisor, Product Strategy
Tony Seba is a world-renowned thought leader, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, educator and the author of the Amazon #1 best-selling book ‘Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation: How Silicon Valley Will Make Oil, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Coal, Electric Utilities and Conventional Cars Obsolete by 2030’.
Tony is an accomplished entrepreneur - Founder and CEO of PrintNation.com; raised $30+million in venture funds, disrupted 4th largest manufacturing industry in US, winner of major leadership and entrepreneurship awards. He is also a founding executive at multiple clean disruption startup companies. Tony’s work focuses on the convergence of technologies, business models, and product innovations that disrupt the world’s major industries. As a speaker he has delivered keynotes for major companies and at global events including Google, J.P. Morgan, CLSA Investors Forum, Intersolar, Davos, COP21 World Climate Summit and the Global Leaders Forum. Tony has taught thousands of entrepreneurs and corporate leaders at Stanford University Continuing Studies. Tony earned a Stanford MBA and a Computer Science and Engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Tony’s specialties: disruption, clean energy and transportation, entrepreneurship, business model innovation, product innovation, go-to-market strategy.
Naeem Zafar
Advisor, Business Strategy
Naeem is a seasoned executive who is an entrepreneur, an investor, and a mentor. He has led five high-tech businesses as the CEO and guided dozens as a Board member or an advisor. He works with CEOs as a coach and a Board advisor. His last venture, TeleSense was acquired by UPL- global provider of sustainable agriculture products and solutions, with annual revenue exceeding $6bn.
Naeem has taught entrepreneurship and innovation at several leading universities in the world. Having co-founded or worked at seven startup companies, he is steeped in the Silicon Valley culture and promotes the lessons of Silicon Valley to organizations and entrepreneurs all over the world. He is faculty at University of Calif Berkeley, Haas School of Business. He has written five books on topics related to entrepreneurship, some of which are now being used as curriculum textbooks at various universities. He co-founded Bitzer Mobile which got acquired as well one IPO, raised over $70M & 4 acquisitions. Naeem has served on the Board of Directors of several companies and as the Board Chair of OPEN Silicon Valley.
Naeem’s specialties: raising capital for startups, corporate strategy, product positioning, marketing, business development as well as M&A.
Alex Lightman
Advisor
Advisor to 20+ companies in the Blockchain ecosystem, in sectors including real estate, lottery, transportation, energy, waste, environment, mental health, addictive disorders, physical health. Pre-ICO Investor, Keynote Speaker, Author, Inventor, Artist.