# George Kurdin

> George Kurdin is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Monk, an AI accounts receivable company. His background includes professional poker and work at D.E. Shaw, Minecraft, and Streamlabs. He co-founded Monk with Joe Zhou after closing an earlier computer-vision startup; Monk announced a $25 million Series A in April 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Monk
- **Organizations:** Monk, Gattaca, D.E. Shaw, Minecraft, Streamlabs
- **Education:** Tufts University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Monk with Joe Zhou., Monk reported reaching $1 million in annual recurring revenue in roughly six months through cold outbound without a sales team., Led Monk through its announced $25 million Series A in April 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Dates unspecified, before Monk** — Played poker professionally; subsequently worked at D.E. Shaw, Minecraft, and Streamlabs. Precise employment dates are not established here.
- **2020–2022** — Published Streamlabs articles about livestreaming and creator tools.
- **2024** — Described regrouping at South Park Commons in summer/fall 2024 after closing Gattaca, his computer-vision QA startup; met future Monk co-founder Joe Zhou through the community.
- **2025** — Monk raised a $4 million seed round led by BTV, according to its April 2026 funding announcement.
- **2026-04** — Monk announced a $25 million Series A co-led by Footwork and Acrew Capital, taking total announced funding to $29 million.
- **2026-06** — Discussed Monk’s early customer acquisition and founder decisions on The Product Market Fit Show.
- **2026-10** — Appeared on The GTMnow Podcast; BTV also published a recap of his panel with Town CEO Jean-Denis Greze.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Monk with Joe Zhou.
- Monk reported reaching $1 million in annual recurring revenue in roughly six months through cold outbound without a sales team.
- Led Monk through its announced $25 million Series A in April 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — The GTMnow Podcast released an interview with Kurdin on October 14, covering sales, company culture, AI evaluation, and co-founder relationships.
- **2026-10** — BTV published an October 13 recap of his building-agents panel with Jean-Denis Greze, including Monk’s investment in a full-time evaluation engineer.
- **2026-08** — Discussed AI-native receivables workflows and customer controls in an August 18 HiTechNectar interview.

## Links

- Website: https://acehigh.substack.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgekurdin/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/GeorgeKurdin
- GitHub: https://github.com/ilikepie731

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Last updated: 2026-10-25