{"workbench":"people","items":[{"id":"21510c88-0ec5-4ff7-ae4d-3d108993d5c5","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1327","name":"Kari Kivel","summary":"Technical co-founder of Oura Ring, departed in 2020, formerly an engineer at Polar and Nokia.","description":"Technical co-founder of Oura Ring, departed in 2020, formerly an engineer at Polar and Nokia.","country":"Finland","category":null,"originalName":"Kari Kivel","role":"Co-founder","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"db4ced7b-b8dc-4db9-8521-d4fb6edf147f","kind":"companies","name":"Oura","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxPTxWpx%2Ff864dd103c082f67ca386ac1bf0eadad094727634e5918e56e69ba6ca2888421.png","path":"/companies/oura"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":"Oulu","region":"Europe","location":"Oulu, Finland","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.607Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:27:15.138Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:27:15.138Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4126,"path":"/people/kari-kivel"},{"id":"290af63a-40e7-4825-8310-eb06455be724","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1454","name":"Petteri Lahtela","summary":"Co-founder and founding CEO of Oura Ring, from Oulu, Finland, and a former Polar and Nokia engineer. Founded the smart ring company in 2013.","description":"Co-founder and founding CEO of Oura Ring, from Oulu, Finland, and a former Polar and Nokia engineer. Founded the smart ring company in 2013.","country":"Finland","category":null,"originalName":"Petteri Lahtela","role":"Co-founder","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"db4ced7b-b8dc-4db9-8521-d4fb6edf147f","kind":"companies","name":"Oura","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxPTxWpx%2Ff864dd103c082f67ca386ac1bf0eadad094727634e5918e56e69ba6ca2888421.png","path":"/companies/oura"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":"Oulu","region":"Europe","location":"Oulu, Finland","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.560Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:27:15.363Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:27:15.363Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4127,"path":"/people/petteri-lahtela"},{"id":"da316518-82f7-48a8-a86e-4feb49fa4380","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1382","name":"John Qiao","summary":"Co-founder and CTO of OpenArt AI. Holds a master's degree in computer science from NYU and was previously a senior software engineer at Google. Co-founded the AI image and video generation platform with Coco Mao in 2022.","description":"Ethnic Chinese.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"John Qiao","role":"Co-founder and CTO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"aa1b99f0-0d16-45f6-bb73-35e0f2c9563e","kind":"companies","name":"OpenArt","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Frecu81jU1nXCM2%2Fe340ac9b81f1b1d0a9b9eaef871f29e9358026c5b5af438c2e847530c54804b2.png","path":"/companies/openart"},"sector":{"slug":"生产力工具","label":"Productivity"},"city":"San Francisco","region":"North America","location":"San Francisco, United States","background":"Ethnic Chinese","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnqiao0618/","uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.552Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:46.871Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:46.871Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4128,"path":"/people/john-qiao"},{"id":"4ea15568-6c28-4e04-812b-d94f4f2eb38f","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1441","name":"Dimitris Vassos","summary":"Co-founder and CEO of conversational AI company Omilia, founded in Athens in 2002; previously a speech technology engineer at IBM UK.","description":"Co-founder and CEO of conversational AI company Omilia, founded in Athens in 2002; previously a speech technology engineer at IBM UK.","country":"Israel","category":null,"originalName":"Dimitris Vassos","role":"Co-founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"2bbfd9ac-3e9e-4974-9ad5-6d819813bbff","kind":"companies","name":"Omilia","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxPTuyyD%2F66030dec34c3f52de2d776e1ab654bf036a6b8d5f11d87df3e63145949b3d2cc.png","path":"/companies/omilia"},"sector":{"slug":"生产力工具","label":"Productivity"},"city":"Tel Aviv","region":"Middle East","location":"Tel Aviv, Israel","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.544Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:03.582Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:03.582Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4129,"path":"/people/dimitris-vassos"},{"id":"8136167e-39b2-4eef-a25a-ff7f6d3434bf","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1416","name":"Gauthier Vernier","summary":"Co-founder of the French AI art collective OBVIOUS.","description":"Co-founder of the French AI art collective OBVIOUS.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Gauthier Vernier","role":"Co-founder","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"7e7cfac2-2115-4f84-8aad-b5f8ca30fcee","kind":"companies","name":"OBVIOUS","logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/obvious"},"sector":{"slug":"数字员工","label":"Digital employees"},"city":null,"region":"North America","location":"United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.536Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:10.934Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:10.934Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4130,"path":"/people/gauthier-vernier"},{"id":"4df04a9f-f500-43fd-b668-4ebad5c98b7c","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1303","name":"Pierre Fautrel","summary":"Co-founder of the French AI art collective OBVIOUS.","description":"Co-founder of the French AI art collective OBVIOUS.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Pierre Fautrel","role":"Co-founder","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"7e7cfac2-2115-4f84-8aad-b5f8ca30fcee","kind":"companies","name":"OBVIOUS","logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/obvious"},"sector":{"slug":"数字员工","label":"Digital employees"},"city":null,"region":"North America","location":"United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.527Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:03.574Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:03.574Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4131,"path":"/people/pierre-fautrel"},{"id":"6ac9cb16-7671-4382-8d14-37817fe12859","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1300","name":"Hugo Caselles-Dupré","summary":"Co-founder of French AI art collective OBVIOUS. In 2018, the team's Edmond de Belamy became the first AI-generated artwork auctioned at Christie's.","description":"Co-founder of French AI art collective OBVIOUS. In 2018, the team's Edmond de Belamy became the first AI-generated artwork auctioned at Christie's.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Hugo Caselles-Dupré","role":"Co-founder","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"7e7cfac2-2115-4f84-8aad-b5f8ca30fcee","kind":"companies","name":"OBVIOUS","logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/obvious"},"sector":{"slug":"数字员工","label":"Digital employees"},"city":null,"region":"North America","location":"United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.518Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:03.939Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:03.939Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4132,"path":"/people/hugo-caselles-dupre"},{"id":"aaba62f4-ac26-4f5d-8027-ac27562ebe2f","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1278","name":"Michael Fanous","summary":"Founder and CEO of Nyne, an identity context layer for AI agents. Graduated in computer science from UC Berkeley and formerly worked as a machine learning engineer at CareRev. Co-founded it with father Emad Fanous, the CTO.","description":"Founder and CEO of Nyne, an identity context layer for AI agents. Graduated in computer science from UC Berkeley and formerly worked as a machine learning engineer at CareRev. Co-founded it with father Emad Fanous, the CTO.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Michael Fanous","role":"Founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"879a9d38-0a90-433f-8b61-bfe587c9e1a0","kind":"companies","name":"Nyne","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxPTuQnn%2Fc55fc78002e7be7d2462dc04b615cdb0f34f8138342853b35801e3c4d1e654ee.png","path":"/companies/nyne"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":"San Francisco","region":"North America","location":"San Francisco, United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.509Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.467Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.467Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4133,"path":"/people/michael-fanous"},{"id":"90b51e7d-1289-41ae-9054-ef33df3818cd","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1340","name":"Ivan Zhao","summary":"Founder and CEO of Notion, born in Urumqi, China, and later moved to Canada. Studied cognitive science and art at UBC and founded Notion in San Francisco in 2013.","description":"Chinese person.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Ivan Zhao","role":"Founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"5096c62f-4c53-4cec-a595-cc6ba0e7afec","kind":"companies","name":"Notion","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxTNhM5j%2F4909ef75a7b8fa965ea9117664148dc28e5b3664579ad075b856f4c5794e844d.png","path":"/companies/notion"},"sector":{"slug":"数字员工","label":"Digital employees"},"city":"San Francisco","region":"North America","location":"San Francisco, United States","background":"Chinese","linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.444Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.195Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.195Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4134,"path":"/people/ivan-zhao"},{"id":"62259831-ad1d-4122-80fc-5babba06da75","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1388","name":"Jonathan Chen","summary":"Co-founder and president of Nitra.","description":"Co-founder and president of Nitra.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Jonathan Chen","role":"Co-founder and President","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"71720c07-80d8-4b95-afc4-7429f8105f54","kind":"companies","name":"Nitra","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxTNhYXS%2Fe1a774e7dc840abd7b6f93f368ab8e5f909009b8f44ac97002322ccad1295fa3.jpg","path":"/companies/nitra"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":null,"region":"North America","location":"United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.436Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:03.851Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:03.851Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4135,"path":"/people/jonathan-chen"},{"id":"aed2674b-5c52-4d08-92f8-f42490640aff","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1288","name":"Tim Hwang","summary":"Co-founder and CEO of Nitra, an AI operations OS for medical clinics.","description":"Co-founder and CEO of Nitra, an AI operations OS for medical clinics.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Tim Hwang","role":"Co-founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"71720c07-80d8-4b95-afc4-7429f8105f54","kind":"companies","name":"Nitra","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxTNhYXS%2Fe1a774e7dc840abd7b6f93f368ab8e5f909009b8f44ac97002322ccad1295fa3.jpg","path":"/companies/nitra"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":null,"region":"North America","location":"United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.428Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.562Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.562Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4136,"path":"/people/tim-hwang"},{"id":"ed81fd74-51b4-4b44-bc3c-b95373d44b26","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1281","name":"Niklas Radner","summary":"Co-founder and CEO of Nelly, a German healthcare SaaS company, formerly head of growth at Klarna/N26.","description":"Co-founder and CEO of Nelly, a German healthcare SaaS company, formerly head of growth at Klarna/N26.","country":"Germany","category":null,"originalName":"Niklas Radner","role":"Co-founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"b1038e36-188b-4fa5-b147-140e2c4e6f86","kind":"companies","name":"Nelly","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxPTwwpY%2F55c9c811aa3ea72a3dc233c7cbd4c12949fa1dc9a0d43b462636f652fb37377a.jpg","path":"/companies/nelly"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":"Berlin","region":"Europe","location":"Berlin, Germany","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.419Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:47.125Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:47.125Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4137,"path":"/people/niklas-radner"},{"id":"97b54cce-d4ea-40ff-9308-3f654997cb4f","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1406","name":"Shoaib Makani","summary":"Motive co-founder and CEO, formerly KeepTruckin, focused on fleet management AI. Previously a Khosla Ventures investor and AdMob international growth head.","description":"Motive co-founder and CEO, formerly KeepTruckin, focused on fleet management AI. Previously a Khosla Ventures investor and AdMob international growth head.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Shoaib Makani","role":"Co-founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"6c15890b-a2ad-4c37-8fe0-e4986978b014","kind":"companies","name":"Motive","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxPTuo9o%2F0e27db644139b5b8125592e73bcc9f28d57e1f89963e13151d25d91f5a72b37a.jpg","path":"/companies/motive"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":"San Francisco","region":"North America","location":"San Francisco, United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.410Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.287Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.287Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4138,"path":"/people/shoaib-makani"},{"id":"4104df42-a5aa-4e51-a47c-d77f7fc0017c","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1328","name":"Harry Qi","summary":"Co-founder and CEO of Motion, an AI scheduling and task automation company; previously a quantitative trader at a hedge fund and a Dartmouth alumnus.","description":"Ethnic Chinese.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Harry Qi","role":"Co-founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"9c639b8d-2181-4e1b-9905-eacb56da5643","kind":"companies","name":"Motion","logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/motion"},"sector":{"slug":"生产力工具","label":"Productivity"},"city":"San Francisco","region":"North America","location":"San Francisco, United States","background":"Ethnic Chinese","linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.399Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:03.130Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:03.130Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4139,"path":"/people/harry-qi"},{"id":"f04ea879-506f-4fff-a45a-f4c5394ecc8f","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1362","name":"Shek Viswanathan","summary":"Co-founder of Monaco, whose full name is Abishek Viswanathan; previously CPO of Apollo and Qualtrics.","description":"Co-founder of Monaco, whose full name is Abishek Viswanathan; previously CPO of Apollo and Qualtrics.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Shek Viswanathan","role":"Co-founder","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"a925b5a3-580f-4b25-97a2-3c081082987b","kind":"companies","name":"Monaco","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxTNdrBR%2F91c09530b7254efc4bd342ac49d88cdda10ac124d61aeae91694054985b03c57.png","path":"/companies/monaco"},"sector":{"slug":"数字员工","label":"Digital employees"},"city":null,"region":"North America","location":"United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.348Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:47.157Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:47.157Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4140,"path":"/people/shek-viswanathan"},{"id":"72d0c2df-5c37-4815-a025-e18216e17f10","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1364","name":"Malay Desai","summary":"Co-founder of Monaco and former SVP of engineering at Clari.","description":"Co-founder of Monaco and former SVP of engineering at Clari.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Malay Desai","role":"Co-founder","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"a925b5a3-580f-4b25-97a2-3c081082987b","kind":"companies","name":"Monaco","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxTNdrBR%2F91c09530b7254efc4bd342ac49d88cdda10ac124d61aeae91694054985b03c57.png","path":"/companies/monaco"},"sector":{"slug":"数字员工","label":"Digital employees"},"city":null,"region":"North America","location":"United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.340Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:04.092Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:04.092Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4141,"path":"/people/malay-desai"},{"id":"d26f7f72-e81f-47ff-9bb9-3ccf1bef4942","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1308","name":"Sam Blond","summary":"Co-founder and CEO of Monaco, an AI-native sales platform; previously a partner at Founders Fund and CRO of Brex.","description":"Co-founder and CEO of Monaco, an AI-native sales platform; previously a partner at Founders Fund and CRO of Brex.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Sam Blond","role":"Co-founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"a925b5a3-580f-4b25-97a2-3c081082987b","kind":"companies","name":"Monaco","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxTNdrBR%2F91c09530b7254efc4bd342ac49d88cdda10ac124d61aeae91694054985b03c57.png","path":"/companies/monaco"},"sector":{"slug":"数字员工","label":"Digital employees"},"city":null,"region":"North America","location":"United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.331Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:46.772Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:46.772Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4142,"path":"/people/sam-blond"},{"id":"a31fb287-8afe-46cd-aec4-d0147f47de0b","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1329","name":"Akshat Bubna","summary":"Co-founder and CTO of Modal Labs, with an MIT undergraduate background in mathematics and computer science, formerly an early engineer at Scale AI.","description":"A foreign national, as described in the source.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Akshat Bubna","role":"Co-founder and CTO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"973ec0cc-25a2-40d8-a47c-6ea774adfcce","kind":"companies","name":"Modal","logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/modal"},"sector":{"slug":"云计算","label":"Cloud computing"},"city":"San Francisco","region":"North America","location":"San Francisco, United States","background":"Non-Chinese","linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.322Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.392Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.392Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4143,"path":"/people/akshat-bubna"},{"id":"2f3d53ad-6848-4d3e-8e54-0d6acdee4f0c","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1296","name":"Erik Bernhardsson","summary":"Swedish co-founder and CEO of Modal Labs, formerly a recommendation systems engineer at Spotify and CTO of Better.com, and an IOI gold medalist. Founded the serverless AI cloud platform in 2021.","description":"A foreign national, as described in the source.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Erik Bernhardsson","role":"Co-founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"973ec0cc-25a2-40d8-a47c-6ea774adfcce","kind":"companies","name":"Modal","logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/modal"},"sector":{"slug":"云计算","label":"Cloud computing"},"city":"San Francisco","region":"North America","location":"San Francisco, United States","background":"Non-Chinese","linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.313Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:02.725Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:02.725Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4144,"path":"/people/erik-bernhardsson"},{"id":"708d6864-ab48-4f8b-aa87-477adfbb7b02","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1439","name":"Ali Ansari","summary":"micro1 founder and CEO, a UC Berkeley dropout from the '00s generation. Founded the AI data annotation and RLHF platform micro1 in 2022 as a competitor to Scale AI.","description":"A foreign national, as described in the source.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Ali Ansari","role":"Founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"1dd37589-226c-45c9-8035-9ed1a6471daf","kind":"companies","name":"Micro1","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxPTw6Lf%2F7d670bf5eb2618804ab04c99f19bac5940509900f333f77082248ddf785d0c2a.jpg","path":"/companies/micro1"},"sector":{"slug":"场景应用","label":"Scenario apps"},"city":"Los Angeles","region":"North America","location":"Los Angeles, United States","background":"Non-Chinese","linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.303Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:04.072Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:04.072Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4145,"path":"/people/ali-ansari"},{"id":"cfa36930-fc61-4f53-9595-7bed50d697ba","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1410","name":"Max Tagher","summary":"Co-founder and CTO of Mercury, previously a software engineer at Heyzap.","description":"Co-founder and CTO of Mercury, previously a software engineer at Heyzap.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Max Tagher","role":"Co-founder and CTO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"b80beb47-8c61-4d76-80a9-2f3b2c64681b","kind":"companies","name":"Mercury","logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/mercury"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":"San Francisco","region":"North America","location":"San Francisco, United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.245Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:46.743Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:46.743Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4146,"path":"/people/max-tagher"},{"id":"bd0270cb-2a61-4095-a1a0-f14cc28e79be","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1455","name":"Jason Zhang","summary":"Co-founder and COO of Mercury, a bank for startups. Co-founded it in 2017 with Immad Akhund and Max Tagher, having previously served as VP of Business Development at Heyzap.","description":"Co-founder and COO of Mercury, a bank for startups. Co-founded it in 2017 with Immad Akhund and Max Tagher, having previously served as VP of Business Development at Heyzap.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Jason Zhang","role":"Co-founder and COO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"b80beb47-8c61-4d76-80a9-2f3b2c64681b","kind":"companies","name":"Mercury","logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/mercury"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":"San Francisco","region":"North America","location":"San Francisco, United States","background":null,"linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.237Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.793Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:11.793Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4147,"path":"/people/jason-zhang"},{"id":"d1e31dab-c201-496f-8259-1c884dbec75b","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1355","name":"Immad Akhund","summary":"Co-founder and CEO of Mercury, a digital business bank for startups founded in 2017. A serial entrepreneur who previously founded and sold multiple companies, with an AngelList background. Mercury serves more than 300 thousand US startups and had a USD 5.2 billion valuation in its 2026 Series D.","description":"A foreign national, as described in the source.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Immad Akhund","role":"Co-founder and CEO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"b80beb47-8c61-4d76-80a9-2f3b2c64681b","kind":"companies","name":"Mercury","logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/mercury"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":"San Francisco","region":"North America","location":"San Francisco, United States","background":"Non-Chinese","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/iakhund","uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.229Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:46.762Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:46.762Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4148,"path":"/people/immad-akhund"},{"id":"ebd60d54-db87-455f-b6c4-727a7450519c","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1417","name":"Akshaya Srivatsa","summary":"Co-founder and CPO of Maxima, previously at Twitter and Meta, where they built AI infrastructure for over 2 billion monthly active users.","description":"A foreign national, as described in the source.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Akshaya Srivatsa","role":"Co-founder and CPO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"d1fbd3ab-a50b-4dc2-a3a2-fc379c7257f5","kind":"companies","name":"Maxima","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxTNeCKk%2F3d3d575c55e94f35111d619b84f3aa050ce008f2b23e1859431bb7ef5dce48df.png","path":"/companies/maxima"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":null,"region":"North America","location":"United States","background":"Non-Chinese","linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.220Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:47.111Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:28:47.111Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4149,"path":"/people/akshaya-srivatsa"},{"id":"14c99774-0af1-416d-be84-bcf17628ffd3","kind":"people","code":"UB-P1374","name":"Jack Liao","summary":"Co-founder and CTO of Maxima. Former senior engineer at Netflix, where he built reconciliation and billing systems supporting Netflix's USD 32 billion in annual revenue, and previously worked at Bolt and Meta.","description":"Ethnic Chinese.","country":"United States","category":null,"originalName":"Jack Liao","role":"Co-founder and CTO","types":["Founder"],"company":{"id":"d1fbd3ab-a50b-4dc2-a3a2-fc379c7257f5","kind":"companies","name":"Maxima","logoUrl":"https://c.ux-cdn.com/1863156737900573-5aba7b40bf5e48ca8be5896e57b70eca/uniquebase%2Flogos%2Fcompany%2Freczz28JAxTNeCKk%2F3d3d575c55e94f35111d619b84f3aa050ce008f2b23e1859431bb7ef5dce48df.png","path":"/companies/maxima"},"sector":{"slug":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps"},"city":null,"region":"North America","location":"United States","background":"Ethnic Chinese","linkedin":null,"uniquebloom":null,"logoUrl":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:28:40.212Z","syncedAt":"2026-10-20T18:00:20.162Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-20T18:27:14.877Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-20T18:27:14.877Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-20T18:07:42.467Z","rank":4150,"path":"/people/jack-liao"}],"total":4527,"page":166,"pageSize":25,"q":"","country":"","countries":["China","United States","United Kingdom","Singapore","Germany","Outside China (unspecified)","Israel","Canada","France","India","Sweden","South Korea","Spain","Hong Kong, China","Australia","Japan","Netherlands","Italy","US","Switzerland","Brazil","Ireland","Lithuania","Belgium","Czechia","Denmark","Malaysia","Overseas","Cambodia","Finland","New Zealand","Norway","Argentina","Bulgaria","Chile","Colombia","Cyprus","Greece","Latvia","Luxembourg","Mexico","Poland","Saudi Arabia","Türkiye","United Arab Emirates","Venezuela"],"category":"","categories":[],"from":"","to":"","sort":"updated","sortOptions":[{"value":"updated","label":"Source updated"},{"value":"name","label":"Name A–Z"},{"value":"role","label":"Role"},{"value":"company","label":"Company"},{"value":"sector","label":"Sector"},{"value":"location","label":"Location"},{"value":"code","label":"Code"},{"value":"synced","label":"Last synced"}],"columns":["name"],"columnOptions":[{"key":"name","label":"Person","numeric":false},{"key":"role","label":"Role","numeric":false},{"key":"type","label":"Type","numeric":false},{"key":"company","label":"Company","numeric":false},{"key":"sector","label":"Sector","numeric":false},{"key":"location","label":"Location","numeric":false},{"key":"background","label":"Background","numeric":false},{"key":"linkedin","label":"LinkedIn","numeric":false},{"key":"uniquebloom","label":"Card","numeric":false},{"key":"code","label":"Code","numeric":false},{"key":"bio","label":"Bio","numeric":false},{"key":"updated","label":"Source updated","numeric":true},{"key":"synced","label":"Last synced","numeric":true}],"view":"table","filters":[{"param":"type","label":"Role type","options":[{"value":"创始人","label":"Founder","count":3583},{"value":"投资人","label":"Investor","count":915}],"selected":[]},{"param":"attribute","label":"Company attribute","options":[{"value":"海外","label":"Overseas","count":819},{"value":"国内","label":"Domestic","count":796},{"value":"出海","label":"Going global","count":412}],"selected":[]},{"param":"sector","label":"Sector","options":[{"value":"模型层","label":"Models","count":1,"group":null},{"value":"中间层","label":"Middleware","count":21,"group":null},{"value":"应用层","label":"Applications","count":48,"group":null},{"value":"服务器","label":"Servers","count":4,"group":"Infrastructure"},{"value":"芯片","label":"Chips","count":38,"group":"Infrastructure"},{"value":"云计算","label":"Cloud computing","count":25,"group":"Infrastructure"},{"value":"生产力工具","label":"Productivity","count":254,"group":"Applications"},{"value":"数字员工","label":"Digital employees","count":195,"group":"Applications"},{"value":"行业应用","label":"Industry apps","count":202,"group":"Applications"},{"value":"消费级应用","label":"Consumer apps","count":136,"group":"Applications"},{"value":"视觉模型","label":"Vision models","count":9,"group":"Models"},{"value":"大语言模型","label":"LLMs","count":55,"group":"Models"},{"value":"代码模型","label":"Code models","count":6,"group":"Models"},{"value":"图像模型","label":"Image models","count":8,"group":"Models"},{"value":"音频模型","label":"Audio models","count":7,"group":"Models"},{"value":"3D模型","label":"3D models","count":2,"group":"Models"},{"value":"视频模型","label":"Video models","count":25,"group":"Models"},{"value":"具身智能","label":"Embodied AI","count":12,"group":"Hardware"},{"value":"智能硬件","label":"Smart hardware","count":7,"group":"Hardware"},{"value":"MaaS","label":"MaaS","count":13,"group":"Middleware"},{"value":"数据管理","label":"Data management","count":12,"group":"Middleware"},{"value":"开发平台","label":"Developer platforms","count":64,"group":"Middleware"},{"value":"场景应用","label":"Scenario apps","count":58,"group":"Applications"}],"selected":[]},{"param":"geo","label":"Region","options":[{"value":"macro:大中华区","label":"Greater China","count":2043},{"value":"macro:北美","label":"North America","count":943},{"value":"macro:欧洲","label":"Europe","count":225},{"value":"macro:东南亚","label":"Southeast Asia","count":61},{"value":"macro:中东","label":"Middle East","count":32},{"value":"macro:日韩","label":"Japan & Korea","count":21},{"value":"macro:其他","label":"Other","count":18},{"value":"macro:澳洲","label":"Australia","count":11},{"value":"macro:拉美","label":"Latin America","count":9}],"selected":[]},{"param":"country","label":"Country","options":[{"value":"China","label":"China","count":2033},{"value":"United States","label":"United States","count":915},{"value":"United Kingdom","label":"United Kingdom","count":89},{"value":"Singapore","label":"Singapore","count":56},{"value":"Germany","label":"Germany","count":38},{"value":"Outside China (unspecified)","label":"Outside China (unspecified)","count":36},{"value":"Israel","label":"Israel","count":30},{"value":"Canada","label":"Canada","count":22},{"value":"France","label":"France","count":22},{"value":"India","label":"India","count":18},{"value":"Sweden","label":"Sweden","count":17},{"value":"South Korea","label":"South Korea","count":13},{"value":"Spain","label":"Spain","count":12},{"value":"Hong Kong, China","label":"Hong Kong, China","count":10},{"value":"Australia","label":"Australia","count":9},{"value":"Japan","label":"Japan","count":8},{"value":"Netherlands","label":"Netherlands","count":8},{"value":"Italy","label":"Italy","count":7},{"value":"US","label":"US","count":6},{"value":"Switzerland","label":"Switzerland","count":5},{"value":"Brazil","label":"Brazil","count":4},{"value":"Ireland","label":"Ireland","count":4},{"value":"Lithuania","label":"Lithuania","count":4},{"value":"Belgium","label":"Belgium","count":3},{"value":"Czechia","label":"Czechia","count":3},{"value":"Denmark","label":"Denmark","count":3},{"value":"Malaysia","label":"Malaysia","count":3},{"value":"Overseas","label":"Overseas","count":3},{"value":"Cambodia","label":"Cambodia","count":2},{"value":"Finland","label":"Finland","count":2},{"value":"New Zealand","label":"New Zealand","count":2},{"value":"Norway","label":"Norway","count":2},{"value":"Argentina","label":"Argentina","count":1},{"value":"Bulgaria","label":"Bulgaria","count":1},{"value":"Chile","label":"Chile","count":1},{"value":"Colombia","label":"Colombia","count":1},{"value":"Cyprus","label":"Cyprus","count":1},{"value":"Greece","label":"Greece","count":1},{"value":"Latvia","label":"Latvia","count":1},{"value":"Luxembourg","label":"Luxembourg","count":1},{"value":"Mexico","label":"Mexico","count":1},{"value":"Poland","label":"Poland","count":1},{"value":"Saudi Arabia","label":"Saudi Arabia","count":1},{"value":"Türkiye","label":"Türkiye","count":1},{"value":"United Arab Emirates","label":"United Arab Emirates","count":1},{"value":"Venezuela","label":"Venezuela","count":1}],"selected":[]},{"param":"city","label":"City","options":[{"value":"Beijing","label":"Beijing","count":399},{"value":"Shanghai","label":"Shanghai","count":302},{"value":"San Francisco","label":"San Francisco","count":287},{"value":"Shenzhen","label":"Shenzhen","count":183},{"value":"Hangzhou","label":"Hangzhou","count":134},{"value":"New York","label":"New York","count":61},{"value":"Guangzhou","label":"Guangzhou","count":55},{"value":"London","label":"London","count":44},{"value":"Chengdu","label":"Chengdu","count":41},{"value":"Singapore","label":"Singapore","count":41},{"value":"Nanjing","label":"Nanjing","count":30},{"value":"Hefei","label":"Hefei","count":25},{"value":"Suzhou","label":"Suzhou","count":25},{"value":"Wuhan","label":"Wuhan","count":21},{"value":"Boston","label":"Boston","count":16},{"value":"Paris","label":"Paris","count":16},{"value":"Palo Alto","label":"Palo Alto","count":15},{"value":"Tel Aviv","label":"Tel Aviv","count":15},{"value":"Berlin","label":"Berlin","count":11},{"value":"Chongqing","label":"Chongqing","count":11},{"value":"Hong Kong","label":"Hong Kong","count":11},{"value":"Mountain View","label":"Mountain View","count":11},{"value":"Toronto","label":"Toronto","count":11},{"value":"Austin","label":"Austin","count":10},{"value":"Seattle","label":"Seattle","count":10},{"value":"Stockholm","label":"Stockholm","count":10},{"value":"Xiamen","label":"Xiamen","count":10},{"value":"Changsha","label":"Changsha","count":9},{"value":"Los Angeles","label":"Los Angeles","count":9},{"value":"Santa Clara","label":"Santa Clara","count":8},{"value":"Wuxi","label":"Wuxi","count":8},{"value":"Berkeley","label":"Berkeley","count":7},{"value":"California","label":"California","count":7},{"value":"Menlo Park","label":"Menlo Park","count":7},{"value":"Amsterdam","label":"Amsterdam","count":6},{"value":"Cambridge, MA","label":"Cambridge, MA","count":6},{"value":"Dongguan","label":"Dongguan","count":6},{"value":"Ningbo","label":"Ningbo","count":6},{"value":"Pittsburgh","label":"Pittsburgh","count":6},{"value":"Wuhu","label":"Wuhu","count":6},{"value":"Changchun","label":"Changchun","count":5},{"value":"Changzhou","label":"Changzhou","count":5},{"value":"Milan","label":"Milan","count":5},{"value":"Oakland","label":"Oakland","count":5},{"value":"Qingdao","label":"Qingdao","count":5},{"value":"San Jose","label":"San Jose","count":5},{"value":"Silicon Valley","label":"Silicon Valley","count":5},{"value":"Sunnyvale","label":"Sunnyvale","count":5},{"value":"Washington, D.C.","label":"Washington, D.C.","count":5},{"value":"Xi'an","label":"Xi'an","count":5},{"value":"Barcelona","label":"Barcelona","count":4},{"value":"Cambridge","label":"Cambridge","count":4},{"value":"Gurugram","label":"Gurugram","count":4},{"value":"San Mateo","label":"San Mateo","count":4},{"value":"Sydney","label":"Sydney","count":4},{"value":"Vilnius","label":"Vilnius","count":4},{"value":"Xiong'an","label":"Xiong'an","count":4},{"value":"Zhuhai","label":"Zhuhai","count":4},{"value":"Brooklyn","label":"Brooklyn","count":3},{"value":"Denver","label":"Denver","count":3},{"value":"Fuzhou","label":"Fuzhou","count":3},{"value":"Geneva","label":"Geneva","count":3},{"value":"Ghent","label":"Ghent","count":3},{"value":"ide","label":"ide","count":3},{"value":"Jiaxing","label":"Jiaxing","count":3},{"value":"Liuzhou","label":"Liuzhou","count":3},{"value":"Los Altos","label":"Los Altos","count":3},{"value":"Munich","label":"Munich","count":3},{"value":"on virtualization","label":"on virtualization","count":3},{"value":"Reality Capture","label":"Reality Capture","count":3},{"value":"Redwood Shores","label":"Redwood Shores","count":3},{"value":"Reno","label":"Reno","count":3},{"value":"Seoul","label":"Seoul","count":3},{"value":"Tianjin","label":"Tianjin","count":3},{"value":"Tokyo","label":"Tokyo","count":3},{"value":"Yantai","label":"Yantai","count":3},{"value":"Zhongshan","label":"Zhongshan","count":3},{"value":"Atlanta","label":"Atlanta","count":2},{"value":"Bellevue","label":"Bellevue","count":2},{"value":"Bengaluru","label":"Bengaluru","count":2}],"selected":[]},{"param":"channel","label":"Contact channel","options":[{"value":"linkedin","label":"LinkedIn","count":714},{"value":"uniquebloom","label":"Business card","count":277}],"selected":[]},{"param":"background","label":"Background","options":[{"value":"中国人","label":"Chinese","count":791},{"value":"外国人","label":"Non-Chinese","count":435},{"value":"华人","label":"Ethnic Chinese","count":92},{"value":"华裔","label":"Chinese descent","count":7}],"selected":[]}],"kind":"people","canonical":"https://uniquebase.ai/people","next":"https://uniquebase.ai/people.json?cols=name&page=167"}