Air Software Pte Ltd

Airboxr is an AI-enabled business intelligence tool right within your spreadsheets: it automates the spreadsheet reports and models that revenue leaders already use. The platform connects to data sources such as Shopify, Amazon, and ad channels to create automated revenue, marketing, and financial reports and deliver them directly on to spreadsheets… all with a single click.

Saptarshi Nath, CEO:
– Worked with F100 companies for 8 years as a management consultant on their big data studies. Started as an analyst, then built a data analytics team in India and Singapore.
– Former founder of a DTC re-commerce business working with Amazon, Ingram Micro, Xiaomi, and others to manage and liquidate their customer returns. Took it to ~$10m in annual sales on a $3.5m raise, and expanded to 3 locations with 250 people.
– Coached over 300 deep tech founders at Entrepreneur First.
– Launched a SEA-founders community with 1000+ members.

Shubham Kaushal, CTO:
– Designed data infrastructure for Bangladesh’s biggest e-grocery marketplace, a YC company.
– Part of the selective Entrepreneur First cohort in Singapore.
– Early engineer at Callapp, intern at Autodesk

Book An Author

A self-serve, subscription-based, multi-vendor marketplace connecting educational institutions with authors directly, streamlining the entire process from discovery to payment.

Yobe Qiu is an entrepreneur and business development expert with over a decade of experience in education, publishing, and consulting. With strong connections across national school networks, she has successfully founded and exited multiple brands in publishing, real estate, and private education. As the driving force behind BookAnAuthor.com, Yobe is passionate about transforming literacy experiences in schools and creating impactful experiences for all students.

Serena Li brings over 15 years of global advertising experience, having led marketing operations for Fortune 100 companies in 20 countries and played a key role in scaling 6x her agency’s revenue in just three years. As a publisher and bookstore owner since 2021, Serena is well-connected with booksellers and deeply involved in the literary world. At BookAnAuthor.com, she leverages her expertise in marketing, operations, and product development to expand its impact.

Brick

Brick is an integrated solutions provider for sustainable infrastructure driven by reinforcement learning and artificial intelligence. We are developing proprietary reinforcement learning and AI agents to automate and optimize the management of facilities to help save energy, cost and decarbonize. We are serving an over 1-trillion-dollar market with initial focuses on buildings, data centers, industrial facilities and hotels.

Sebastian Sheng – CEO
• Ex-CFO & Energy Storage Lead at MGN: Battery storage developer in NYC, responsible for development and a $30M P&L; Ex-head of Wayo China, backed by Neo
• Former renewable energy and infrastructure investment banker at J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley, leading over $5B in M&A and financings
• Energy, AI SaaS & Hardware serial entrepreneur – raised over $40M and one exit in 2016
• Brown University – Master in Science and electrical engineer by trade

Nick Talbott – COO
• Results-driven Director of Business Operations & Strategy with 10+ years of experience driving growth and operational excellence in the technology sector
• Led the development and execution of strategic initiatives for high-growth business units at Fidelity, Kraken, Pinterest and Wells Fargo
• Spearheaded international expansion into 10+ global markets, and implemented cost reduction initiatives with AI-driven automation saving over $1M annually
• MBA (University of Virginia Darden)

Avinash Ranganath – Head of RL/AI
• Optimized resource management with RL models: Enhanced efficiency in data processing, trading, and warehouse operations with applications in sustainability
• Applied RL in strategic simulations and AI-driven automation: Trained agents for optimizing tasks such as international expansion and virtual control, and researched RL and robotics to advance energy-efficient, low-carbon infrastructure solutions
• Ph.D. in Electrical and Automation Engineering at University Carlos III of Madrid followed by postdoc research in Deep RL for character control, from Clemson University

CircleHealth 

CircleHealth is an AI-powered charting assistant that helps clinicians create accurate, compliant charts—without leaving their EMR. Using fine-tuned AI, smart search, and real-time compliance checks, it reduces claim denials and saves clinicians 10+ hours per week. Like Grammarly for clinical charting, CircleHealth automates documentation while ensuring it meets insurance and clinical standards—no switching systems, no extra steps.

Moe – Co-Founder & CTO

Moe is a senior software engineer with deep expertise in AI, infrastructure, and compliance automation. At Nutrien, he built AI-driven SaaS tools supporting operational efficiency for millions of users. Previously, he developed RX-lens customization and data reporting tools at Walmart and led IT and infrastructure at Bai, which was later acquired for $1.8B. Moe has extensive experience in vector search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and fine-tuned AI models, making him uniquely suited to build CircleHealth’s AI-powered, HIPAA-compliant charting assistant. As CTO, he drives engineering, AI strategy, and infrastructure, ensuring clinicians get a seamless, intelligent charting experience without disrupting their workflows.

Keshav – Co-Founder & CEO

Keshav is a seasoned SaaS and AI product leader with a track record of scaling high-growth tech ventures. As Head of Product and Design at Prepared911, he led monetization, product-market fit, and growth from seed to Series B (led by a16z). Previously, he was the founding product lead for LoadNinja, where he scaled a browser-based AI performance testing platform from 0 to $2M ARR in 18 months. Keshav has helped build category-defining SaaS products that led to $1B+ exits and understands how to navigate complex industries, drive adoption, and scale AI-powered solutions. At CircleHealth, he leads product, strategy, and growth, ensuring the platform solves real-world clinical documentation challenges while integrating seamlessly into existing EMRs.

Crossingz

Crossingz is an AI agent to predict hiring, upskilling and connect businesses with emerging AI talent.

Georgiana Dragu (CEO): 10+ years across Data Science, AI product development, and investment banking (Amazon, Goldman Sachs, ECB), with an MBA from Chicago Booth. At Amazon, she was the Head of Product for its first Buy Now Pay Later program with Affirm and led AI/ML products for Alexa partners (Netflix, YouTube).

Mehmet Tascioglu (CMO): Stanford Management Science & Engineering B.S., repeat founder in education, and former builder of multi-media platform (40M+ annual views) and the largest US student run tutoring platform Connect Me (40K+ sessions across 39 states and 8 countries, NBC Making a Difference Award 2021).

Dart Technologies

At Dart Technologies, our mission is to build the passenger media network delivering digital services for connected and autonomous e-mobility, making cities smarter and the ride more enjoyable. We do this by providing an iOS/Android-based infotainment platform for mobility partners to elevate the in-car experience by delivering engaging content to audiences on the move.

Michael Chow, CEO 

Digital media founder with global strategy and operating experience across enterprise software, consumer packaged goods, industrials, and financial technologies.

Prior to founding Dart Technologies, Michael led global marketing and corporate development at GoldenSource, a leading financial technology software provider. While at the Boston Consulting Group, Michael served clients on a range of strategic issues including go-to-market optimization, turnarounds, and organizational design.

Michael holds a M.S. and B.S. in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University, where he was named a Mayfield Fellow.

Monica Chow, founding investor 

Monica joined Great Hill Partners in 2022 as a Vice President focused on investing across digital commerce and software sectors. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and majored in Economics at Princeton University.

Giftpack

Giftpack is an AI-powered incentive infrastructure that helps HR, Marketers, and Sales streamline gifting operations globally and build up automation from design, manufacturing, global onboarding, employee recognition, client retention, and sales enablement, driving the efficiency and engagement for business success.

Archer Chiang is a dynamic serial tech entrepreneur whose journey began at 19. With a business footprint spanning the US, Taiwan, China, Japan, and South Korea, he brings a wealth of global experience to every venture. Archer’s career is a blend of bold successes and invaluable lessons—ranging from a profitable exit to navigating the challenges of a less fortunate venture. Born in South Africa, raised in Taiwan, and now based in New York City, his multicultural background fuels his passion for bridging technology and humanity.

Archer is dedicated to creating innovative products that empower communities and redefine digital engagement. His forward-thinking vision and relentless drive are set to transform the tech landscape, positioning him as a catalyst for future innovation. With every venture, Archer Chiang not only pushes the boundaries of what’s possible but also inspires the next generation of tech leaders.

Imera

Imera is building the go-to platform for immigrants moving to the U.S. each year, offering personalized AI-driven guidance, streamlined access to essential services, and a supportive community.

Liesel Vaidya is the co-founder and CEO of Imera, a venture-backed platform focused on expanding access and opportunity for immigrants. A repeat founder with a background in technology and product development, she previously served as CTO of a digital health startup, where she built award-winning products that transformed access to care for survivors of sexual assault. She is a Forbes 30 Under 30, Crain’s 20 in their 20’s, CES Innovation award and Fortune Change the World honoree, recognized for her impact in scaling mission-driven solutions. She has raised millions in venture capital and led teams to develop solutions addressing complex, real-world challenges. Originally from Kathmandu, Nepal, she understands firsthand the barriers immigrants face when building a life in a new country, shaping her commitment to creating scalable, impact-driven solutions.

Victoria Ter-Ovanesyan is the co-founder and COO of Imera. She has held roles in venture capital at Antler and Chai Ventures, where she worked with early-stage founders before transitioning into investment banking at Jefferies, focusing on industrial technology M&A. Her experience across venture investing and financial strategy has shaped her approach to scaling businesses and driving operational excellence. An immigrant from Russia, Victoria has firsthand experience navigating the complexities of building a life in a new country, fueling her commitment to creating access and opportunity for underrepresented communities.

Khoobi

Khoobi is a beauty-tech platform focused on understanding consumer behavior, personalizing their experience, and growing long-term revenue of business partners through improved customer retention

Co-Founder, CEO: Sabeen Khan is a former Tech Investment Banking Analyst at Bank of America, specializing in B2B Software & Marketing Tech, 2x Founding Team Member, and Content Creator with over 15,000 followers.

Co-Founder, CTO: Vincent Li is a Senior Commissioning Engineer at Ocado. He has a post-bac in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin and has experience in Software Engineering, QA, Operations, and Product.

LegalEase

LegalEase is making legal help simple, affordable, and AI-powered, starting with expungements. Our flagship product, Expungement.ai, automates record-clearing, saving users thousands in legal fees. Built by a team with firsthand experience in the system, we’re tackling a $7.7B market with scalable AI-driven solutions. We’ve processed hundreds of cases, secured key partnerships, and just wrapped Techstars. Now, we’re expanding into background checks and reputation management to make legal empowerment accessible to all.

Roger Roman
Roger is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor focused on tech-driven social impact. Before LegalEase, he co-founded AfriBlocks, a freelance marketplace connecting African talent with global opportunities. A Techstars alum, he has built and scaled startups across multiple industries. Roger’s passion for access to justice stems from his work in economic mobility and his commitment to creating tools that empower underserved communities.

Lawrence Blackmon
Lawrence is a practicing attorney and a Mississippi State Representative, dedicated to criminal justice reform. His firsthand experience navigating the expungement process before law school inspired him to co-found LegalEase. Having provided expungement services through his legal practice, he understands the barriers people face and is leveraging AI to make record-clearing accessible at scale.

Owle AI

Owle AI provides patient risk stratification in real time to improve patient outcomes and reduce readmissions

Breana Patel is a 2nd time founder with a recent successful exit. She worked for Tier 1 Banks, Financial institutions and served public sector agencies for regulatory remediations and risk management. She holds a MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and has been featured on Forbes, CBS News and Market Watch

Raycaster

Raycaster (YC F24) automates manual, research-intensive workflows for life sciences, starting with commercial teams. From biotech startups to life sciences giants, our customers save hundreds of hours monthly analyzing papers, patents and clinical trial data for strategic insights. They leverage evidence-based research and recommended actions to close more deals and partnerships. These insights naturally spread, and Raycaster is building the intelligence platform for broader life sciences functions.

Levi Lian is co-founder of Raycaster, featured by TechCrunch as one of four startups every enterprise should watch from YC F24 batch. Inspired by his family’s work – a fourth-generation doctor mother and his father in scientific sales – and recognizing the immense time burden of technical research in biopharma, Levi launched Raycaster with Anthony. Previously, Levi drove product innovation at Uber, Intuit, and Solvvy (acquired by Zoom). Leveraging his AI and product expertise, Levi is accelerating scientific progress at Raycaster. He was an Accel, 8VC, and True Ventures Fellow and recipient of the 2024 PM Award. Levi holds a B.S. in Symbolic Systems from Stanford.

Anthony Humay is co-founder of Raycaster, leveraging deep AI/ML and design skills honed at Meta, Apple, and Snap. At Raycaster, he pioneers human-centered AI agent design to transform scientific workflows and build proactive intelligence, based on his work at Apple and Meta AI. Coming from a PhD family immersed in research, Anthony is a serial innovator from his middle school startup, bringing domain understanding and empathy. Anthony holds a B.S. in Computer Science from UCLA.

RURBAN

(formerly Roots Studio) is reimagining cultural sustainability onto new formats through IP licensing for the world’s Creative Unseen. Described by TechCrunch as the “Shutterstock for Cultural Art,” they lead the largest Cultural Assets Exchange, an archive of over 20,000 endangered art and crafts, traceable back to a portfolio of 42 communities globally. Partnerships include Patagonia, Chanel, Cartier, A24, NOAH, National Geographic, REI, amongst others, with over 5.1 million products in distribution over multiple seasons, increasing their artists’ annual income by 23% – 300%. Roots Studio has been featured in The Business of Fashion as “The Antidote to Cultural Appropriation”, Forbes Under 30, and Vogue Business 100 “Champions for Change”.

Rebecca is the founder of RURBAN (formerly Roots Studio), a Cultural Arts Exchange facilitating IP protection and royalty licensing for 42 Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities globally. Over a decade, they’ve partnered with Patagonia, National Geographic, REI, A24, Chanel Foundation, NOAH, bridging art and Indigenous knowledge onto 5.1M + products and increasing artists’ incomes by 23%-300% annually. The Business of Fashion called RURBAN “The Antidote to Cultural Appropriation.” Rebecca is a fellow of Echoing Green, Cartier Women’s Initiative, Vogue Business 100, Forbes Under 30, and WEF.

Previously, she designed map technologies for conservation, leveraging satellite data for climate resilience with MIT, The World Bank, WFP, and the Indian Government. A Fulbright Scholar and National Geographic Explorer, she studied human-animal coexistence across Indigenous communities. Her children’s book, Old Enough to Make a Difference (Abrams), inspires kids to be social entrepreneurs.

Roots Access

Root Access is an applied AI lab. Our first agent, Seb, helps teams build robotic-based systems faster.

Samarpita is an accomplished hardware engineer with experience designing motherboards, microcontrollers, and embedded systems. She is the author of 7 patents for hardware she has built, including for the DoD. Prior to cofounding Root Access, she was a Senior Hardware Engineer at Novanta, a publicly-traded company specializing in photonics and industrial systems. Samarpita earned her dual masters in electrical engineering and applied mathematics from NYU, alongside her undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mumbai. She is also an avid contributor to open-source math puzzles, which she’s been doing since 7 years old through the encouragement of her loving father.

Ryan is the former COO of a venture-backed company with several years of experience designing systems across physical and digital technologies. Before that he was a Database Analyst at Oracle in their global enterprise cloud division. Ryan played Division 1 soccer at the University of San Francisco where he graduated top of his class in Philosophy while dual majoring in Political Science. A self-dubbed “athletic nerd”, Ryan built his first computer at 12 years old, is a 3x district chess champion, and broke his middle school track record running a 4:56 mile. Ryan is also a longstanding volunteer for the Maker Faire, a worldwide community focused on helping share the love of technical creativity.

Sphere

Sphere helps doctors get paid on time without the usual insurance headaches. Our AI-powered technology takes care of insurance checks, billing, and claims processing—so providers don’t have to chase down payments or deal with denied claims. With real-time coverage insights, Sphere saves doctors hours, boosts revenue by 60%, and makes life easier for both providers and patients. Simply put, we handle the admin so doctors can focus on care.

Serge is a problem-solver at heart, passionate about using technology to improve healthcare. He developed an advanced AI algorithm that helps surgeons analyze X-ray images in real time, reducing errors and improving workflow efficiency. His work earned a grant for its impact on medical diagnostics. With deep experience in AI-driven healthcare solutions, he co-founded Sphere to bring automation and intelligence to insurance verification and claims processing. By eliminating administrative bottlenecks, Sphere ensures doctors get paid on time, reduces errors, and saves valuable time—allowing providers to focus on patient care.

Stefaniya is a fearless builder who thrives on fixing broken systems. Growing up around her family’s medical business, she saw firsthand how inefficiencies in healthcare created daily frustrations for doctors. She transitioned from operations to engineering, streamlining EHR workflows and optimizing medical billing processes. Determined to solve a $12 billion problem in denied claims and wasted administrative time, she co-founded Sphere to give providers back time, revenue, and trust in the system.

Sugarwork

Sugarwork is an AI platform that unlocks enterprise value by capturing institutional knowledge—insights locked in people’s heads and siloed legacy systems—and transforming it into intelligent outputs that cut costs, reduce risks, and drive strategic advantages.

Vanessa Liu is a serial business builder and technology innovator with over 25 years of experience.
She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sugarwork, an enterprise SaaS AI platform turning institutional knowledge into structured outputs. She was most recently Vice President of SAP.iO, SAP’s early-stage venture arm, where she accelerated 87 enterprise software startups. Prior to SAP, Vanessa was Chief Operating Officer at Trigger Media Group. She co-founded and was the interim CEO of Trigger’s portfolio companies: InsideHook and Fevo. She began her career at McKinsey & Company and was an Associate Partner.
Vanessa currently serves as a Non-Executive director of Appen Ltd. (ASX: APX) and Goodman Group (ASX: GMG). Vanessa graduated with an AB in psychology from Harvard University
and a JD from Harvard Law School. She was a Fulbright Scholar. She serves on Harvard University’s Board of Overseers, and was a Past President of the Harvard Alumni Association.

Tarragon Systems

Tarragon helps restaurants place the perfect order. Our AI-driven demand forecasting and intuitive mobile app empower operators to track inventory with ease, place precise orders, and cut food waste—saving time, labor, and costs.

Ricky (Co-Founder/CEO) is a software engineer and engineering manager with a track record of building consumer-facing products and leading high-performing teams. At ActBlue, the fundraising platform for U.S. Democratic candidates, he and his team developed donor-facing software that powered $5 billion in contributions during the 2020 election cycle. Ricky holds degrees from Middlebury College and MIT Sloan.

Tess (Co-Founder & COO) is a food system sustainability strategist with deep expertise across the global food and agriculture value chain—from smallholder farmers to manufacturers and food service. As the U.S. Food Sector Lead at Quantis, a sustainability consultancy, she led technical teams, aligned marketing strategy, and managed client relationships and sales for $1M+ of work. Tess holds degrees from Duke and MIT Sloan.

Nick (Co-Founder & CPO) is a CPA-turned-baker and former restaurant chain CFO with a passion for scaling food businesses. As CFO of Call Your Mother Deli, he grew the brand from a single farmer’s market stand to 13 locations, achieving $2.5 million in annual sales per unit. With firsthand experience as a user, buyer, and builder of restaurant tech, Nick leads Product at Tarragon. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and will graduate in May as a Siebel Scholar from MIT Sloan.

Turmerik

TurmerikAI is a global site network that helps CRO/Biopharma/Med Tech recruit global patients for clinical trials. Our AI helps global hospitals digitize their medical records, generate research manuscripts and data analysis, automate patient matching, and connect to US biopharma. Our network of hospitals in India, Thailand, Israel, and Canada serve over 60K+ patients each.

Ayushi Sinha is the founder and CEO of Turmerik, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup helping the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry recruit global patients for clinical trials. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated cum laude from Princeton with a degree in computer science and a certificate in cognitive science. Sinha received a Fulbright Fellowship and National Science Foundation funding for her work in AI. Previously, she was an investor at Bain Capital Ventures, a product manager and software engineer on AI teams at Microsoft, and a member of the product team at Nines, where she contributed to the development of FDA-approved AI for radiology.