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Vetted Co-Founders
Pre-screened and vetted.
Philip Akin
Executive CEO Coach and Growth Strategist specializing in marketing, franchising, and operations
“Operator-turned-CEO coach who founded and scaled a laundry services business from a $500 start into an international, multi-location chain. Led high-stakes retail merger integration and rapid store expansion at Advance Auto Parts (600→1,200 stores in ~9 months; 2,500+ additional openings over 5 years) and developed an OGSI operations framework adopted by dozens of companies.”
Andrea Settimii
Senior 2D/3D/VFX/Pixel Artist specializing in game art and real-time effects
“Real-time VFX artist who shipped effects for the Meta Horizon VR project "Kaiju City Showdown" using PopcornFX, with a focus on optimizing particle/overdraw performance while maintaining visual quality. Uses tools like ChatGPT for technical scripting/math support and Midjourney for texture creation, and is comfortable working in both indie and large-team production environments.”
Executive Product & Technology Leader specializing in AI, SaaS, and FinTech
Senior Software Engineer specializing in Python, AWS, and cloud-native backend systems
Mid-level finance professional specializing in AI-driven financial operations
Director-level International Trade & Business Development Leader across Tech, Healthcare and FMCG
Executive Technology Leader (CTO/President) specializing in SaaS, e-commerce, and security
Executive Growth & Operations Leader specializing in international expansion and B2B sales
Senior AI Engineer and CTO specializing in LLM and real-time generative AI systems
Mid-level Product Manager specializing in B2B SaaS, AI user research, and hardware launches
Director-level Software & Product Manager specializing in digital transformation and AEM
Director of Engineering specializing in subscription commerce platforms and cloud modernization
Executive marketing leader specializing in SaaS, AI, and startup growth
Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer specializing in automation and AI-driven workflows
Senior Game Developer specializing in Unity/Unreal tools and pipeline development
Intern AI/ML Engineer specializing in agentic LLM workflows and financial data extraction
Senior Paid Social & Digital Marketing Lead specializing in full-funnel acquisition
Executive software engineer specializing in full-stack JavaScript and product engineering
Executive Startup Founder & Ecosystem Architect specializing in developer and venture partnerships
Mid-level Supply Chain & Procurement Manager specializing in global sourcing and cost modeling