ferdinand deitzFounder of Augustus, a modern correspondent bank using AI to automate dollar clearing and expand global dollar access. Raised $180M Series B at $1B valuation from Tiger Global.
kaiwei tangCo-founder of Light Phone, a minimalist phone company offering modern utilities without the attention economy business model. Launched $299 Light Phone Flip.
chris bestFounder of Substack, a publishing platform for subscription newsletters. Launched AI detection feature with Pangram to combat 'slop' and emphasize human connection.
stephenCo-founder of WOB (blob), an API-first platform enabling AI agents to programmatically run businesses—payments, ads, labor—via a new CLI.
zane darFounder of Dimension, a venture capital firm that closed $800M Fund III investing at the frontiers of science and compute: silicon, ML infrastructure, world models, and next-gen medicines.
chad edwardsCo-founder of Cusp AI, a generative materials discovery platform for semiconductors, energy, and climate. Raised $450M from Bezos, Kleiner Perkins, NEA using a royalty-based business model.