Vetted Co-Founders

“Startup operator and co-founder who helped build SmartSquash AI from pre-product, pre-revenue stage to $600K ARR in 2 months, 125+ club pilots, a PSA enterprise analytics partnership, and a $1.4M acquisition. Brings a rare mix of 0-to-1 product/GTM execution and trust-sensitive AI deployment, plus process improvement experience at Microsoft that drove major efficiency and cost savings.”

Samantha Pinheiro

Screened

Mid-level Growth & Business Development Operator in Financial Services and Defense Tech

Remote3y exp

“Sales/business development operator who has repeatedly built outbound motions from scratch—most recently launching a B2B recruiting GTM at Pinnacle Private Credit, generating 50+ relationships, a $50K+ pipeline in 5 weeks, and closing 7 enterprise agreements with C-suite financial services stakeholders. Also co-founded a defense tech startup (multi-sensor aerial threat detection), led investor outreach to 100+ investors, and applies AI/ML both for outreach personalization (ChatGPT/Claude) and product work (sensor fusion/threat detection).”

Upasana Pandey

Screened

Senior Product Designer specializing in enterprise, AI-driven, data-heavy products

Dallas, TX6y exp

“Product/UX designer who has led end-to-end design systems for high-impact, multinational products—most notably a live African Union policy tracking platform used by 11 countries. Experienced translating complex, regulated workflows into intuitive experiences (including a gamified pediatric vaccination journey) and collaborating closely with engineers using component-based design systems and Agile delivery.”

“Venture investing/sourcing professional who runs a high-volume, systematized founder outreach motion across warm intros, accelerators, social outbound, and databases (PitchBook/Crunchbase), targeting ~50 personalized founder touchpoints weekly. Uses AI workflows to build targeted lists and monitor company updates, and has converted highly contextual outbound into qualified diligence opportunities (e.g., industrial automation/frontline productivity). Values long-term founder relationships pre-raise through consistent value-add and is motivated by growth toward a partner track.”

“Former Harris County leader turned consulting partner with strong public-sector transformation experience, including a $2.5M Azure-based analytics modernization for Harris County Public Health and governance-heavy infrastructure work on the Harris County Flood Warning System. Also managed multiple concurrent quantum computing optimization and machine learning engagements, showing an unusual blend of government modernization, executive stakeholder management, and frontier-tech delivery.”

Cole Bonawitz

Screened

Junior founder and product builder specializing in e-commerce, hardware, and software

Durham, NC5y exp

“Early-stage startup operator and founder who combines sales, GTM, and technical execution. Built a custom CRM for Swoop Tutors to send personalized outbound from Duke email accounts and track performance, helping generate traction that later contributed to a six-figure ARR client; also building Wind, a usage-based billing startup for small AI companies.”

“Frontend product engineer with hands-on experience designing and building trust-sensitive web experiences in blockchain and consumer flows. Shipped token management UX at Chia and an experimentation-driven registration change at The Black Tux that improved conversion by about 30%, showing a strong mix of product sense, frontend depth, and measurable business impact.”