Steven Mih
About Steven Mih
Steven Mih is based in San Francisco, California. He is CEO and co-founder of Across AI, which came out of stealth in December 2024 with co-founders Dr. Niloufar Salehi and Dr. Afshin Nikzad. Across AI builds AI agents that use a shared "agentic memory" for enterprise workflows, starting with B2B sales. It raised an undisclosed seed round.
Before Across AI he was co-founder and CEO of Ahana, a company that built commercial services on the open source Presto SQL query engine. Ahana was backed by Google Ventures and acquired by IBM in 2023. TechCrunch reports he spent about 14 months at IBM before leaving in July 2024 to start Across AI. He was also treasurer of the Presto Foundation.
Earlier, he was CEO of Alluxio and Aviatrix. His go-to-market experience includes Couchbase, Transitive and Cadence Design Systems. He started as a field sales engineer at AMD and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UC San Diego.
Crunchbase shows 2 investments and 2 portfolio companies for Steven Mih. It records 0 lead investments and 0 exits. The names, dates and amounts of those investments are not shown in the sources reviewed. He has not publicly described an angel investing practice, and no fund is associated with him.
Crunchbase also lists board and advisor roles, including Fireproof (board member) and 451 Degrees (advisor).
No specific AI angel investments by Steven Mih could be confirmed from public sources. His AI activity that is documented is operating work: he co-founded and runs Across AI, an agentic AI company for enterprise sales workflows.
He has not published a thesis, preferred stage, check size or geography for angel investing. His operating background is in enterprise software, open source data infrastructure (Presto, Alluxio), cloud networking (Aviatrix) and enterprise sales. Founders in those areas may find the most overlap with his experience. This is an inference from his career, not a stated investment focus.
Investing activity
Steven Mih has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has founded 1 company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Steven Mih
Who is Steven Mih?
Steven Mih is CEO and co-founder of Across AI in San Francisco. He was previously co-founder and CEO of Ahana, which IBM acquired in 2023, and CEO of Alluxio and Aviatrix.
Is Steven Mih an active angel investor?
Crunchbase lists 2 investments and 2 portfolio companies for him, with no lead rounds and no exits. He has not publicly described an angel investing program, and he is currently running Across AI.
What check size does Steven Mih write?
His check size is not public. No source reviewed states a minimum, maximum or typical amount.
What stage and sectors does Steven Mih invest in?
He has not stated a stage or sector focus. His career is in enterprise software, data infrastructure and enterprise sales, and he now works on agentic AI for B2B sales.
What is Across AI?
Across AI is a San Francisco startup building AI agents that use a shared agentic memory for enterprise workflows, starting with B2B sales. It launched publicly in December 2024 and raised an undisclosed seed round.
How can founders reach Steven Mih?
He has public profiles on LinkedIn and X. A founder pitching him should show how the company relates to enterprise software, data infrastructure or sales, since that is where his experience lies.
Is Steven Mih an angel investor?
Yes. Steven Mih invests personally as an angel and is CEO and Co-founder at Across AI. Crunchbase counts 2 investments.
Where is Steven Mih based?
Steven Mih is based in San Francisco, California, United States.