(0132) Meta → Stealth AI, Family Office → SMB Fintech, PhD → Physical AI

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Early Stage Founders

• Kabir Nagrecha (San Jose)

  • Research scientist at Meta and generative AI systems researcher at Netflix, now CEO/founder of a stealth AI enterprise startup.

  • LinkedIn

• Bikesh Kumar (New York)

  • Investor at a family office who previously founded and led New Delis for 5 years. Now founder and CEO of Finz, providing credit and Ai-based financial analysis to SMBs.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Cristóbal Blanco García (United Kingdom)

  • Former Chief Marketing Officer at Humanity Protocol with additional marketing/web3 experience, now building something new in stealth mode.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Dakshay Mehta (Bay Area)

  • Engineer turned founder of PantheonAI, building personalized voice AI. Previously co-founded MarketTap and participated in Founder University’s accelerator program.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn