Vetted Founders in the Bay Area

Pre-screened and vetted in the Bay Area.

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Matt Waraich

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Director-level Venture Capital Investor specializing in frontier tech and AI

San Francisco, CA7y exp
Draper Goren BlockchainUniversity of British Columbia

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.

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YL

Mid-level Software Engineer specializing in backend systems, AI automation, and healthcare IT

Santa Clara, CA5y exp
Sanhua InternationalNYU
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CC

Principal HR Business Partner & Talent Acquisition leader specializing in biotech and high-growth startups

Burlingame, CA22y exp
Next Era Talent SolutionsGolden Gate University
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GS

Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer specializing in AI products and developer platforms

San Francisco Bay Area, CA8y exp
DeepLearning.AISan Jose State University
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JK

Mid-level finance and venture professional specializing in VC, credit, and startup growth

San Francisco, CA5y exp
Mangusta CapitalUC Santa Barbara
Business developmentGo-to-market strategyFinancial modelingDue diligenceInvestment strategyDeal execution+31
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VM

Mid-level Machine Learning & Full-Stack Engineer specializing in GenAI platforms

San Francisco, CA5y exp
WellDhanNortheastern University

LLM/agent builder who has shipped production AI systems in the wellness space, including an LLM-powered food tracking product used by 5000+ users and a voice/call-routing onboarding workflow using LangGraph/LangChain with LiveKit and Twilio. Strong focus on practical reliability work: latency reduction, retrieval/embedding tuning, and CI-driven evaluation with simulations and metrics.

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Nehemiah Dias - Senior Frontend Engineer specializing in design systems and real-time SaaS platforms in San Francisco, CA

Nehemiah Dias

Screened

Senior Frontend Engineer specializing in design systems and real-time SaaS platforms

San Francisco, CA11y exp
BP

Full-stack product builder who has repeatedly taken end-to-end ownership in startup environments, including building PromoFlow solo and architecting the entire software backbone for Hard Drive. Particularly strong at turning ambiguous product needs into scalable systems, from real-time Firebase apps to shared component libraries and redesigned Postgres architectures, while also bridging non-technical founders, design, and engineering.

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PP

Mid-level Product/UX Designer specializing in AI-driven interaction and accessibility

Cupertino, CA6y exp
AppleRochester Institute of Technology
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RP

Director-level IT infrastructure leader specializing in cloud, DevOps, and enterprise operations

Vacaville, CA39y exp
Travis Credit UnionUniversity of Phoenix
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BB

Executive technology leader specializing in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and deep-tech innovation

San Francisco, CA28y exp
Imperative AIUniversity of Illinois Chicago
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MA

Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer specializing in cloud-native and edge AI systems

Concord, CA21y exp
Cobham SatcomNortheastern University
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William Armstrong - Junior Product Engineer specializing in AI and SaaS in San Francisco, CA

William Armstrong

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Junior Product Engineer specializing in AI and SaaS

San Francisco, CA1y exp
AdviserGPTBoston College

Product intern at an AI startup (AdvisorGPT) who helped turn an LLM-based prototype into a production SEO blog-generation workflow that matched a firm’s tone/voice and targeted specific search phrases. Strong at bridging technical and non-technical teams, rapidly learning new AI tooling, and driving adoption through customer calls, UX improvements, and customer-facing demos/workshops.

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Alexander Churchill - Executive Talent Acquisition & Workforce Operations Leader specializing in global hiring in San Francisco / Denver, US

Executive Talent Acquisition & Workforce Operations Leader specializing in global hiring

San Francisco / Denver, US23y exp
K2 Partnering Solutions

Talent/Recruiting Operations leader who ran a 450–600 person multi-region org (USA/MX/Colombia) with end-to-end ownership of SLAs, capacity planning, funnel metrics, ATS/CRM, compliance, bench, and renewals. Known for high-impact operational redesigns—revamped sales comp to lift EBIT and built a CX function that improved renewals by 10% in 12 months (~$7M). Also drove a Slack-first AI workflow strategy that cut complex RFP turnaround from weeks to minutes.

Data GovernanceReportingSalesforceSlackGlobal Talent StrategyWorkforce Planning+78
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Adithya Sairamachandran - Senior Forward Deployed Engineer specializing in Voice AI and real-time telephony in San Francisco, CA

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer specializing in Voice AI and real-time telephony

San Francisco, CA6y exp
VapiWayne State University
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MB

Mid-level AI and Data Engineer specializing in cloud data platforms and LLM products

San Francisco, CA5y exp
EarlyApply.ioNortheastern University
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JM

Senior Video Strategy & YouTube Growth Leader specializing in data-driven storytelling

San Francisco, CA15y exp
MercorPenn State University
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CN

Senior Cinematographer/Director of Photography specializing in documentaries and live events

Bay Area, CA14y exp
Stanford UniversityUC San Diego
Video editingCustomer serviceCinematographyDirector of Photography (DP)VideographyVideo production+83
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JL

Executive Founder/CEO specializing in M&A rollups, IPOs, and renewable energy project development

Tiburon, CA30y exp
US Renewable Energy Development Capital, Inc.UC Santa Barbara
Corporate governanceBoard of directors experienceCompensation committeeNominating committeeExecutive committeeCorporate governance committee+36
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ER

Principal Recruiter specializing in administrative and executive support placements

San Francisco, CA12y exp
Richerson ConsultingSMU Dedman School of Law
NetworkingMarket researchBusiness developmentFull-cycle recruitingDirect-hire placementTemporary staffing+24
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IR

Junior GTM and growth operator specializing in AI, SaaS, and sports tech

San Francisco, CA7y exp
xValMinerva University
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