Head of Kiva (US) building AI-powered debt optimization and management platform

Geeks of the week

• Startup Name: Parrot Finance
• Geography: US
• One-liner: Social investing platform focused on trade-mimicking and real-time trade alerts from vetted, top financial influencers.
• Founder(s) Background: Mckinsey Investment Office / Fund owner of an $800M+ fund of funds (FoF) portfolio, Senior Analyst at Goldman Sachs.

• Startup Name: Stell
• Geography: US
• One-liner: Digitizing requirements for the modern industrial base.
• Founder(s) Background: Head of Quality at Hadrian (a16z & Lux Capital-backed).

• Startup Name: Destiny (D/XYZ)
• Geography: US
• One-liner: Public access to private tech.
• Founder(s) Background: PM at Zynga, Co-founders at Forge Global.

• Startup Name: Sora
• Geography: US
• One-liner: AI-powered debt optimization and management.
• Founder(s) Background: Head of Kiva (US).

Founders building in stealth

• Head of Growth at Jeeves ($2B+ val.).
• Head of Industrialization at Capgemini.
• Head of Engineering (Amazon Prime India).
• Co-founder at Piio (acquired by Swell - $20m+ raised).