# Hantz Févry

> Hantz Févry is the founder and CEO of Geolava, a San Francisco spatial-intelligence startup that turns satellite, LiDAR, aerial, street-level and government data into searchable answers about buildings and infrastructure. A Haitian immigrant who built an earthquake early-warning system at age 20, he went on to lead AI research for Google Assistant's hotword (a team that became part of DeepMind), then founded the gig-economy mapping company Stoovo - which mapped 130 million U.S. buildings and was acquired in 2024. In July 2025 he raised a $4.3M seed round for Geolava, betting that spatial intelligence will reshape real estate and infrastructure.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Geolava
- **Organizations:** Geolava, Stoovo, Google, I. Trade International
- **From:** Haiti
- **Nationality:** Haitian-American
- **Education:** Finance, operations management, and technology ecosystem management, Stony Brook University, Specialization in quantum computing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Executive/continuing study, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Built an earthquake early-warning system for Haiti at age 20 that drew Google's attention, Led the AI research team for Google Assistant's hotword, launching products in 120+ countries, Founded Stoovo, which mapped over 130 million U.S. buildings and was acquired in 2024

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Founds I. Trade International at age 20 after Haiti's 7.0 earthquake, building an earthquake early-warning system
- **2014-2018** — Joins Google, leading the AI research team for Google Assistant's hotword; the team becomes part of DeepMind
- **2018** — Founds Stoovo, an AI-driven platform to optimize gig-worker income, later evolving into a building-mapping spatial data company
- **2024** — Stoovo is acquired (by Doorstep) after mapping 130M+ U.S. buildings and serving Apple, GM, FedEx and TomTom
- **2024** — Co-founds Geolava in San Francisco with Pierre Frédéric Mombeleur
- **2025-07** — Geolava raises a $4.3M seed round led by Luge Capital

## Achievements

- Built an earthquake early-warning system for Haiti at age 20 that drew Google's attention
- Led the AI research team for Google Assistant's hotword, launching products in 120+ countries
- Founded Stoovo, which mapped over 130 million U.S. buildings and was acquired in 2024
- Stoovo boosted delivery efficiency by 40% and increased driver earnings by 32%
- Raised a $4.3M seed round for Geolava (Luge Capital, Suffolk Technologies, E2MC, Moderne Ventures, NVIDIA Inception)

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Geolava launches publicly with a $4.3M seed round to deploy autonomous spatial AI agents
- **2026-01** — Featured in Commercial Observer's '5 Questions' on spatial intelligence for real estate

## Links

- Website: https://geolava.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hantzf/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hantzfevry/

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Last updated: 2026-06-24