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Abrar Huq

Co-founder & Chief Client Officer, Arteria AI

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Abrar Huq is a co-founder of Arteria AI, the Toronto company that turns financial institutions' documents into structured data, and its Chief Client Officer. He, Shelby Austin and Jonathan Wong spun Arteria out of Deloitte in October 2020. A former lawyer with a University of Toronto JD, he was previously a partner at Omnia AI, Deloitte's AI practice.

Abrar hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Abrar co-founded Arteria AI, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Arteria AI Abrar Huq, Co Founder and CROFintech Confidential
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Spin-out and start-upNational Magazine (Canadian Bar Association)
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Quick answers

What is Abrar Huq's role at Arteria AI?

Arteria AI's about page, checked September 2026, lists him as Co-Founder and Chief Client Officer. Earlier coverage, including BetaKit on 2023-10-26, gave his title as Chief Revenue Officer.

How did Arteria AI start?

National Magazine reported on 2021-08-24 that Huq, Shelby Austin and Jonathan Wong spun Arteria AI out of Deloitte in October 2020 to get more access to venture capital.

What did he do before Arteria AI?

National Magazine reported on 2021-08-24 that Austin, Huq and Wong's first business, ATD Legal Services, used technology for document review and was bought by Deloitte in 2014. Arteria's about page, checked September 2026, says he was later a partner at Omnia AI, Deloitte's AI practice, and holds a JD from the University of Toronto.

How much has Arteria AI raised?

BetaKit reported on 2023-10-26 that Arteria AI closed a $46 million CAD Series B, naming Huq as a co-founder alongside Austin and Wong.

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