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AI / ML Founder Directory

Founders building companies in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Jake Stauch
@jakeserval

Founder & CEO of Serval, building AI agents for IT operations.

Founder
22 VCs
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Ron Alfa
@ronalfa

Stanford MD-PhD turned pharma executive, previously SVP at Recursion ($RXRX). Now co-founder and CEO of NOETIK, working on AI applications for cancer research.

FundedWeb3
21 VCs

AI researcher and builder exploring the fundamentals of artificial intelligence. Currently building Shape Workspace, previously worked at Standard Notes. Regular speaker at AI conferences and events.

Founder
21 VCs
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Red Xiao
@red_xiao_

Founder & CEO of Manus, an AI company. Limited public information available about previous experience.

Founder
21 VCs
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Daniel Kornum
@dkfromdk

Former COO at Citadel Securities and McKinsey consultant turned AI founder, currently building a stealth startup. Previously founded CareerLoop. Also a former professional StarCraft player and world record holder in rowing.

Web3ResearchOperations
20 VCs
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Catherine Jue
@juecd__

Former engineering manager at Cash App, now co-founder of Kernel (YC S25), a developer platform for AI agents to use the internet.

FundedTechnicalProduct
19 VCs
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Jamie Cuffe
@jamiecuffe

Former Head of Self-serve & New Products at Retool, previously at Cheer (acquired by Retool) and Sequoia. Now building Pace, an AI agent for something related to running/fitness.

Founder
19 VCs
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Teknium
@teknium

Cofounder and Head of Post Training at Nous Research, previously at Stability AI. Active in the open source AI community with contributions on GitHub and Hugging Face.

Research
18 VCs

Working on automation at MicroAGI, an AI company focused on autonomous agents and workflows.

Founder
18 VCs
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Ruben Hassid
@rubenhassid

Founder of EasyGen, a bootstrapped startup. Also works as a content creator at How to AI and How to Prompt, focusing on AI education and prompting techniques.

Content
17 VCs
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