I build and back companies at the intersection of AI and growth.
Over two decades I've founded profitable companies, driven two successful exits, and made original contributions to both science and business — from data-driven growth engineering and online experimentation to patented innovations now cited by HP, AT&T, Motorola, and Fuji Film. Today I invest early in the companies defining the next era of technology and help founders find their growth loops.
💼 Investor
- Pre-IPO LP, Fundrise Innovation Fund (NYSE: VCX)
- Early exposure in SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI, Databricks, Anduril, Ramp, Canva
- Angel investor — several profitable exits, new jobs created
🚀 Post-Exit Founder
- Facebook apps & games — 21M+ users across 100+ countries (2012), acquired
- YC-backed Mystery Science → acquired by Discovery Education ($125M+)
- Founding CTO, a16z-backed ExplanationCo
🏆 Recognized
- EB-1A “extraordinary ability” U.S. Citizenship
- 9 U.S. + 29 international patents
- Forward Under 40 · Distinguished Young Alumni, UW-Madison
🌐 Networks
- a16z CTO community + a16z Growth Guild
- Reforge
- Mentor, Gildre founder community
- 30K+ on X · 12K+ on LinkedIn
The Ultimate Growth Engineering Course
Trusted by growth professionals at
Orlando Sentinel
…plus Business Standard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, BizTimes, On Wisconsin, WisBusiness, LegalZoom & more
Interviewed, profiled, and quoted across business and technology press:
Featured in books & curriculum:
Also spoken at PDMA, Marcus Evans Front End Innovation, TechCoire, IT Vidya, and the JETRO Conference at Chiba University, Japan. Patents cited in research at HP, AT&T, Motorola, and Fuji Film.