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People

• Farid Mirmohseni (United States)

  • PhD turned repeat founder with two exits (WipeHero and Tulu). Currently building something new in stealth mode focused on "Chemical Intelligence."

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Addi Diman (United Kingdom)

  • Former Oxford Students' Union President and Oxford scholar who researched and taught social data science. Now co-founder and CEO of a stealth AI startup.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Haley Kurtz (Canada)

  • Behavioral therapist turned founder of Willow AI, working on emotion-mirroring capabilities in LLMs. Previously worked as an instructor therapist and social development supervisor before going self-employed as a support specialist.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn