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▶ 73:00 · $CHIP · Deweiler Launches 15k Low Speed EV With Autonomous Parking Targeting Sun Belt Golf Cart Replacement
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2026-07-29 · 15 company · 20 thematic
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jameson deweiler

Founder of Chip, building a $15k electric low-speed vehicle for Sun Belt suburbs. Previously founded Fantasmo (HD mapping for micromobility) sold to Tier Mobility; built driver-assistance systems for scooters at Bird, Lime, Tier.

stanley tang

Co-founder and CPO of DoorDash; leads DoorDash Labs which developed DoorDash Dot (sidewalk robots) and DoorDash Air (drone delivery). Recently secured FAA Part 135 certification for commercial drone operations.

amjad masad

CEO and co-founder of Replit, leading no-code app builder for consumers and enterprise; recently raised Series D at $9B valuation; previously worked on React and React Native; Y Combinator alum.

adam cohen

Founder of Weave (YC W23), building a prompt router that reads each prompt and routes to the cheapest suitable model (hosting open-source models in-US). Targets enterprises spending $5-10k/engineer/month; claims up to 80% token cost savings.

john coogan

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show focused on startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

joe wisenthal

Co-host of Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast; financial journalist with deep coverage of markets, macroeconomics, and technology. Provides public-markets perspective on AI capex, semiconductor cycles, and compute economics.

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“for us like where we're starting with the autonomy stack is actually kind of like the inverse of what you'd expect... we like to say chip is fun to drive but parking never is... you can take a chip, you can pull up to, you know, a busy pla…”
—jameson deweiler
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