Vetted Co-Founders

“Unity developer with hands-on Meta Quest mixed reality experience, building an AI-companion app with a real-time 3D avatar and local LLM backend using Whisper + GPT-SoVITS for STT/TTS. Also the primary programmer behind a Steam-published peer-to-peer co-op horror game built in Unity with Mirror networking.”

Nobin Johnson

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Mid-Level Software Engineer specializing in full-stack, cloud, and mobile development

Buffalo, NY4y exp

“Backend engineer with open-source web3.js contributions focused on preventing costly smart-contract execution failures, plus hands-on blockchain startup experience scaling an NFT mint from a test EC2 setup to AWS Lambda/API Gateway under extreme concurrency. Built a multiplayer backend improving tick rate from 40 Hz to 105 Hz using UDP, containerization, and Kubernetes, and has healthcare production support experience across 10+ apps. Also publishes IEEE research papers and produces developer-friendly documentation that accelerates team adoption.”

“Founder building SmartTreeQuote, an AI-powered quoting and lead qualification platform for tree service companies, created from direct operator pain points and validated via an image-based remote quoting workflow. Has already built a targeted customer acquisition motion resulting in 5 active paying subscribers, and brings experience proposing AI-driven workflow automation to remove operational bottlenecks in a high-volume install environment.”

“Growth creative marketer at Ampure focused on paid efficiency for portable EV chargers; ran a controlled Meta creative test reframing spec-heavy messaging into real-world EV use cases, delivering ~22% lower CPA and ~28% higher ROAS. Operates with a modular, rapid-iteration creative system across Meta/TikTok/YouTube and provides tight, performance-driven briefs to creators/editors.”

Leandro Lima

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Senior Paid Media Lead specializing in Google Ads and Microsoft Ads

Long Beach, CA10y exp

“Performance marketer managing a housing fintech’s $1M/month spend across Google, Microsoft, Meta, and TikTok, with deep emphasis on attribution and rigorous A/B testing. Drove a major efficiency gain by cutting MQL cost from ~$700 to ~$489 via event optimization, demographic/income targeting, ad copy overhaul, and landing page tests, and has hands-on experience recovering accounts after tracking breaks during site migrations.”

Nachshon Fertel

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Executive startup founder and product engineer specializing in marketplace platforms

Minneapolis, MN12y exp

“Repeat founder currently building Unhookt, a digital wellness app, after co-founding Poplin and helping raise $10M in VC funding in 2021. He has already completed Unhookt’s frontend MVP, is building the backend, and is gathering early user feedback while navigating the shift from metrics-driven Series A fundraising to vision-led pre-seed pitching.”