Vetted Founders

“Brazil-based artist/VFX generalist building their own PC/mobile game and handling all VFX solo, using an After Effects-to-Unreal Niagara workflow. Has hands-on real-time optimization habits in Unreal (reducing casts, avoiding Event Tick, LODs, widget optimization) and leverages ChatGPT/Gemini plus Udemy/docs to upskill in Blueprint-driven systems.”

“Growth/marketing strategist with hands-on experience in influencer/creator partnerships and performance measurement (coupon-code tracking, pre/during/post benchmarking). Built a 140-page GTM/channel strategy for a planned Greater Toronto Area launch (including tech stack and census-based geo targeting) and previously drove a 40% increase in MRR for a California subscription box brand through data-driven hypertargeted campaigns.”

“Brazil-based lead designer/animator specializing in high-polish marketing creative and scalable motion systems. Led localized multi-channel campaign assets for TIDAL Brazil and built template/rig frameworks to deliver a full season of children’s animation, with a template-driven workflow for rapid short-form social video production in After Effects/Premiere/DaVinci.”

“Digital Specialist/Media Buyer at John 3:16 who managed $50K+/month in spend (≈$500K/year) across a broad omnichannel mix (search, social, programmatic, CTV/OTT/DOOH, audio, geofencing, email acquisition). Delivered 17% YoY growth vs a 7–8% target and implemented new online giving options (DAF, crypto, stock) contributing to 24% growth on a ~$15M annual giving base.”

“Built and marketed a live free-to-play web word game (Techies WordFinder) from scratch using the Lovable AI platform, reaching 100+ users in under a month. Iterated quickly based on player feedback, reporting a 28% UX improvement and +32 seconds average time per user, and demonstrates practical live-ops and F2P analytics/A-B testing knowledge.”

“JV and freshman boys coach at Lincoln High School and AAU coach with 17+ years as an athlete trainer who has sold training packages. Demonstrated real recruiting impact by introducing a talented player to college coaches at a tournament, leading to an offer, and is comfortable scouting via film/social media and creating on-camera content (AI, YouTube, highlight videos).”

“Longtime entrepreneur building an augmented/virtual reality company with MVPs already in production; raised just under $100K over the past year via SAFE notes. Uses market and competitive analysis (including Meta/Apple ecosystem moves) and partner-driven go-to-market planning, and is currently focused on validating content and completing development with additional technical collaborators.”

“Data-driven growth and partnerships professional with experience leading an analytics/reporting vendor rollout end-to-end (vendor selection via stakeholder interviews and PoC, then negotiating scope/pricing/support and tracking adoption/efficiency/accuracy KPIs). At PC Financial, built regression and segmentation models to optimize multi-channel targeting (in-app/email/push), driving +15% campaign engagement and +10% PC Optimum offer loads, and ran behavior-triggered lifecycle experiments that lifted upsell conversion by 20%.”

“Founder/partner of two staffing companies and former Chief Strategy Officer who led executive-level strategy including acquiring a locums staffing firm and scaling it from $4M to $14M revenue in one year. Experienced recruiting leader managing up to 15 recruiters (and recruiting leaders), known for building repeatable processes, coaching managers, and improving recruiting workflows while preventing burnout.”