This edition of Signals by Evertrace features Tokenize, OpenAssistant and NatureGrid, alongside three founders building in stealth across the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
New companies
Tokenize — Abeer Agrawal
Tokenize helps companies understand, optimize and control AI usage. Its focus is giving teams visibility into how AI tools are used and helping them manage usage as adoption spreads across the business.
San Francisco-based co-founder and CTO Abeer Agrawal previously co-founded Levro and Theorem. He is a Y Combinator alumnus and studied at Carnegie Mellon University.
OpenAssistant — Justin Canetti
OpenAssistant is an AI assistant for scheduling, email, research and recurring workflows. It connects with existing workplace tools to help individuals and teams carry out tasks.
Boulder-based co-founder Justin Canetti is a serial founder whose previous ventures include Skej and Allos. His background also includes managing deftly.vc and studying business at the University of Richmond.
NatureGrid — Aureline Grange
NatureGrid brings nature project monitoring into one platform, from field data collection to validation, dashboards and reporting. It helps teams replace fragmented spreadsheets with structured project records.
Lausanne-based co-founder Aureline Grange also co-founded Open Forest Protocol and ON A MISSION. She holds an MSc from EPFL and has worked in environmental engineering and project management.
Founders building in stealth
Ryan Junee
Ryan Junee is building in stealth in Los Angeles. A serial founder, he co-founded Ostro and Parsable, worked as a Product Manager at Google and was a part-time partner at Y Combinator. He holds an MSEE from Stanford.
Diana Vasile
Cambridge-based Diana Vasile is building in stealth after roles as CTO at Ethicronics and Senior Research Scientist at Nokia Bell Labs. Her background includes a PhD from the University of Cambridge and a software engineering PhD internship at Google.
Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas is building in stealth in Canada. He co-founded Rubikloud, where he served as CTO and Chief Architect before its acquisition by Kinaxis. His background also includes CTO roles at SuperKey Insurance and Reklaim, and a BMath from the University of Waterloo.
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