Founders You Should Know - Dec 06 Showcase recap
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Dear Founders You Should Know friends,
Reflecting back on this past year, I wanted to share two stories that highlight the entrepreneurship of this community, and the ever-fine line between a founder and an early joiner.
The first story is about Sam, who started coming to Founders You Should Know back in August 2022 while figuring out her next career move. She lived in Flagstaff at the time and traveled back and forth between SF and Arizona. Fast forward less than 18 months later — she shared her company, New Computer, with the FYSK community on stage. We’ve seen a lot of you make the leap to starting your own company in the past year and we’re really proud to support you. Sam’s the first founder to make this transition from audience to stage but we’re sure she won’t be the last!
The second story is about Clarence, who presented at our showcase last year when he was the co-founder of Unit21. He hired a bunch of engineers and product managers from this community and recently, started a new company. When we learned that Clarence was starting something new, we were excited to feature him in the showcase again and formally invest in him through the FYSK fund. Those of you who have invested in our community fund have now also invested in Clarence’s new company, Coverbase.
I’m inspired by these stories because they speak to the evolution of the community and the enduring nature of the relationships built here. The tech community in the Bay Area is small enough, and our careers are long enough, that we get to witness our friends and peers through every professional chapter — as attendees become founders, and founders become attendees, or second-time founders. This community is designed to provide rich resources at every step along the way.
Check out our recap of the last showcase below, and if you’d like to connect with any of these founders, send me a forwardable email blurb and I’m happy to suggest the connection.
If you’re looking for a new role, APPLY NOW for our next FYSK on February 7th in SF.
Warmly,
Jen and the FYSK team
Roboflow
What it is: Roboflow offers development tools for building and deploying computer vision models.
Founder: Joseph Nelson
Open roles: Full stack engineers, Machine learning engineers, Open source engineers, Customer facing engineers
Sieve
What it is: Sieve provides a cloud platform for video and audio AI.
Founder: Mokshith Voodarla
Open roles: System engineer, Product engineer, AI/ML engineer
Incognia
What it is: Incognia offers leading cross-device fingerprinting solution, helping online businesses fight fraud and abuse.
Founder: André Ferraz
Open roles: Backend engineering, Front end engineering, Data engineering, Data science, Site reliability engineering, Engineering manager
Numeric
What it is: Numeric specializes in data analysis and numerical computing solutions for diverse business needs.
Founder: Parker Gilbert
Open roles: Engineering and Design
Nixtla
What it is: Nixtla does advanced time series forecasting and provides open-source tools and AI models to improve decision-making in various industries.
Founder: Max Mergenthaler
Open roles: Full stack engineer, Applied scientist, and Data scientist
Diffuse Bio
What it is: Diffuse Bio is generative AI for protein therapeutics, innovating on drug design with a focus on complex diseases.
Founder: Namrata Anand
Open roles: 8 Engineers and Scientists
Guardrails AI
What it is: Guardrails AI provides assurance enforcement for LLM for enterprises.
Founder: Shreya Rajpal
Open roles: Machine learning and Full stack engineers
Superlinked
What it is: Superlinked is a compute framework for turning data into vector embeddings that maximize retrieval quality and control.
Founder: Daniel Svonava
Open roles: Senior ML engineer, Senior DevOps engineer, Senior SWE
New Computer
What it is: New Computer offers transformational consumer products powered by AI, starting with Dot, an intelligent personal guide on iOS and web.
Founder: Samantha Whitmore
Open roles: Founding ML Engineer, Founding Designer
Firetiger
What it is: Firetiger provides observability solutions for business processes, preventing revenue loss and improving customer satisfaction.
Founder: Rustam X. Lalkaka
Open roles: Three engineers
Coverbase
What it is: Coverbase automates business due diligence, enhancing trust and visibility in inter-company networks.
Founder: Clarence Chio
Open roles: ML, Infrastructure, and Full stack engineers
Formally
What it is: Formally streamlines legal processes with intelligent tech, focusing on efficient immigration service.
Founder: Amelie Sophie Vavrovsky
Open roles: ML engineer, Senior full stack engineers, and Product lead
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