# Aneto Okonkwo

> Aneto Okonkwo, also known publicly as Nate Okonkwo, is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Remarkable AI, formerly Chatdesk. A Stanford graduate and former Google product manager, he co-founded Chatdesk in 2016 to combine machine learning with human customer-service expertise, with a stated mission of improving customer experience and creating jobs.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Remarkable AI
- **Organizations:** Remarkable AI (formerly Chatdesk), Google, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs
- **Nationality:** Nigerian-American
- **Education:** BS, Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University, MA, Education: Learning, Design & Technology, Stanford University, Clarkson University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Chatdesk in 2016, now Remarkable AI., Worked for seven and a half years as a Google product manager, including on Voice Search and Google Assistant., Stanford Mayfield Fellow, 2006 cohort.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Earned a Stanford BS and participated in the Mayfield Fellows Program.
- **2007** — Earned a Stanford MA.
- **Before 2010** — Career included Google in California, McKinsey in Chicago and a year developing a music recommendation app.
- **2010** — Returned to Google in Zurich, working on emerging markets and payments; later worked on Voice Search, Google Assistant and Now on Tap.
- **2016-06** — Authored Google’s announcement of Now on Tap text selection and image search updates.
- **2016-09** — Left his corporate role to work full time on Chatdesk with Andrew Olaleye.
- **2022-01** — Chatdesk announced a $7 million Series A led by Cultivation Capital.
- **2024-10** — An interview with co-founder Andrew Olaleye identified Chatdesk as now Remarkable AI.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Chatdesk in 2016, now Remarkable AI.
- Worked for seven and a half years as a Google product manager, including on Voice Search and Google Assistant.
- Stanford Mayfield Fellow, 2006 cohort.
- Chatdesk raised a $7 million Series A in 2022.
- Remarkable AI states that it is trusted by more than 1,000 e-commerce brands.
- Named co-inventor on offline payment patents US9020858 and US8959034, issued in 2015.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Published the LinkedIn article “Want to spend MORE on Meta? Invest in Retention first”.
- **2025-10** — Published a LinkedIn article describing his Halloween shopping test of ChatGPT Instant Checkout.
- **2024-10** — Appeared on Retention Chronicles to discuss marketing, retention and Remarkable AI’s human-and-AI approach; the episode artwork is dated October 2024.

## Links

- Website: https://www.beremarkable.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anetookonkwo

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