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.

Tejas

Consumer product leader w/experience in content, creator economy & gaming. Built ShareChat audio chatrooms and Moj Live, India’s largest UGC livestreaming platforms. Exploring gen AI for connection-driven products. Dabbling in mental health space and open to new ideas. Passionate about fitness, climbing & running.

Sean

Independent technologist based in NYC. The focus: memory & personalized AI. The rest: furniture studio & grants program.

Grace

Data infrastructure + developer tooling at Palantir. Explored devtools + dating while at SPC. Have now found my way to crypto :)

Hailun

Helen led product design teams at Facebook and Cruise and specialized in designing consumer and business products. She is exploring new ideas with her co-founder.

Danh

Principal at SPC Fund; Formerly at Bridgewater Associates and early PM at Blend. Studied Finance & Computer Science at Penn. Born and raised in Cupertino - now lives in San Francisco (Glen Park) with his wife and 2 daughters.

Praveen

Praveen Chekuri is the Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Ascend, the first modern insurance payments platform that provides automated payments, financing, & payment operations. Previously he's worked at Hippo, Houseparty & Instacart.

Daniel

Daniel Tatenko, seasoned detective - focused on leveraging AI to streamline crime reporting, reduce officer workload, and improve public safety by enhancing collaboration between law enforcement and the community.

Jason

Jason is the co-founder and CEO of Slab. He is also BDFL for the open source project Quill and formerly the founder of Stypi (sold to Salesforce). He holds a BS in Computer Science from Stanford.

Jarret

Building something fun and funky to disrupt a super stale market. Previously held senior roles at companies big and small, including mktg, product, operations, biz strat/analytics, partnerships, and customer success.