(0045) robotics data, ex-cloudkitchens, and ai social networks

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People

• Zach Burg

  • Head of Operations at both CloudKitchens and Hadrian, now “building”.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Will Mahon-Heap

  • Experienced business leader at Revolut and Wayflyer now “working on something at the intersection of fintech and global trade” for the last six months.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Sean Rich

  • Engineer (Pivotal/Cardless) now building Cinematic to automate social media marketing.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Nathaneo Johnson

  • Yale student building Series, an AI social network.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Matt Pavelle

  • Repeat founder now working on Doctronic, an AI doctor.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Laz Kopits

  • Building IRL Robotics, building datasets for robotics. Was in Entrepreneur First after graduating from Yale and interning at Tesla.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Harry O’Connor

  • Young founder building Hocc Robotics.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

Funded Founders Followed

• https://x.com/jimmyliu

• https://x.com/guido_bertoni

• https://x.com/SauravShroff5

• https://x.com/DemareeGrant

• https://x.com/goberoi

• https://x.com/0xStephenByrne

Investors Followed

• https://x.com/gregbrainard

• https://x.com/batman236374

• https://x.com/AvilaVC_

• https://x.com/reed_blakemore

• https://x.com/TobinSouth

• https://x.com/Willmahonheap

Engineers Followed

• https://x.com/leodoan_

• https://x.com/leithnyang

• https://x.com/realrajpabari

• https://x.com/CharlesLiu9

• https://x.com/drew_bent

• https://x.com/losdotwtf

• https://x.com/MsGem0523

• https://x.com/MaximeRivest

• https://x.com/brentmuio

• https://x.com/MaheshMurag

• https://x.com/TheClayMethod

• https://x.com/Cole_MacKenzie

• https://x.com/meanjanroy

Researchers Followed

• https://x.com/LuxiHeLucy

• https://x.com/KwatMDPhD

• https://x.com/BowenJin13

• https://x.com/y_mehtu

• https://x.com/kaylburns

• https://x.com/jamesrequeima

• https://x.com/codezakh

• https://x.com/Meltem_STuran

• https://x.com/docgcrypto

• https://x.com/TobinSouth

Notes

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