# Alexander Kvamme

> Alexander Kvamme is a Menlo Park-based founder and investor with Quiet Capital. He co-founded restaurant reservation company SeatMe, acquired by Yelp in 2013, and Pathlight, later renamed Echo AI and acquired by Calabrio in December 2024. He continues to build with longtime collaborator Trey Doig; his August 2026 personal-site update describes a new AI inference company funded by Quiet Capital.

- **Role:** Investor at Quiet Capital; co-founder of a new AI inference company with Trey Doig
- **Organizations:** Quiet Capital, SeatMe, Yelp, Pathlight, Echo AI, TTSF, Inc., Phillips Brooks School
- **Education:** Duke University, Phillips Brooks School
- **Known for:** Co-founded SeatMe, acquired by Yelp in 2013., Co-founded and led Pathlight/Echo AI before its acquisition by Calabrio in December 2024., Led Pathlight when it announced a $25 million financing in April 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Co-founded SeatMe, a web- and iPad-based restaurant reservation business.
- **2013** — Yelp announced the SeatMe acquisition on July 18; the transaction closed July 24.
- **2017** — Co-founded Pathlight with Trey Doig; Crunchbase dates his role from May 2017.
- **2020** — Pathlight officially launched in March, according to its 2021 financing announcement.
- **2021** — Pathlight announced $25 million led by Insight Partners, reaching $35 million in total funding.
- **2023** — Published an essay on enterprise LLM deployment and its reliability trade-offs.
- **2024** — Pathlight rebranded as Echo AI on January 31; Calabrio announced its acquisition on December 11.
- **2026** — Personal-site update on August 30 describes investing with Quiet Capital and building a new AI inference company with Trey Doig.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SeatMe, acquired by Yelp in 2013.
- Co-founded and led Pathlight/Echo AI before its acquisition by Calabrio in December 2024.
- Led Pathlight when it announced a $25 million financing in April 2021.
- Co-inventor named on restaurant management patent application US20130090959A1; the application is listed as abandoned, not a granted patent.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Updated his About me page to describe Quiet Capital investment work and a new AI inference venture with Trey Doig.
- **2026-08** — Updated his Books that stick with me page on August 28.
- **2024-12** — Calabrio announced its acquisition of Echo AI on December 11.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kvam.me/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akvamme
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kvamme
- GitHub: https://github.com/apfk88

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Last updated: 2026-10-25