Great ideas rarely emerge from isolation

Tim

Tim Shi is the Co-Founder and CTO of Cresta, where he helped pioneer the use of generative AI in the enterprise, launching a GPT-based product in 2019. A former Stanford AI researcher and early OpenAI team member, his work on web-based reinforcement learning helped shape modern digital agents. Under his leadership, Cresta powers major companies like Verizon and United Airlines, delivering hundreds of millions in ROI.

Kanishk

Formerly special projects at Affirm and EE #3 at Kojo. Interested in cycling and reading science fiction. Optimistic about the world.

Nathan

Co-founder @ Post Perception, improving our ability to measure and manage the physical world. Previously: Software @ Humane, Meta, NVIDIA, Eyefluence (acq. Google). Background in cameras and embedded systems. Proud parent of a Lego-obsessed toddler.

Jason

JJ is the co-founder and COO of Tezi AI, building an autonomous recruiting agent powered by AI. Previously led product and design at Instacart, Thumbtack, and Earnest, with deep expertise in consumer experiences and team building. He brings 15+ years of design leadership across fintech, marketplaces, and productivity platforms.

Alvaro

Currently co-founder and CEO at Orb, building next-gen billing infrastructure for modern software companies. Previously engineering leader at Asana and a member of South Park Commons. Alvaro holds dual degrees from MIT and is passionate about product-focused engineering and infrastructure that scales.

Scott

Former finance leader and management consultant, exploring ideas as an affiliated co-founder.

Justin

Justin most recently led Growth at Rockset, and worked on Google's Cloud Security team prior. He was also the Founder/CEO of Xenia Gifts. Justin graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in Computer Science and Business Administration.

Sara

Previously, I managed product & engineering at Scale AI, where I worked on recommendations, trust & safety, data quality and image/video labeling. Before that, I worked at Facebook & Twitter, and studied computer science at Carnegie Mellon.

Maksim

Curious about healthcare, biotech, and prop-tech. Ex engineering manager & mobile engineer at Instacart. Volunteer at NovaUkraine.org

Tiantian

Deeply care about Alzheimer's, prevention, and clinical research. Formerly product at Verily/Google. Built world's first ever mosquito factory.