# Kevin Moody

> Kevin Moody is the co-founder and CEO of Mem, an AI-powered knowledge management platform backed by OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz. A Stanford Computer Science graduate who once worked at Google X on drone delivery, he spent five years quietly building toward a single obsession: making your past knowledge work as hard as your present focus. Mem has raised $34.7M and is redefining how individuals and teams capture, connect, and retrieve information at the speed of thought.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Mem
- **Organizations:** Mem (Mem Labs), Google, Google X, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Splunk, Seholo
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Computer Science (Systems & Artificial Intelligence), Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mem, raising $34.7M total from OpenAI Startup Fund and Andreessen Horowitz, Built Mem to $4.2M ARR with a lean 36-person team in 2023, Grew Mem newsletter to 41,000+ subscribers on Substack

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Founded Seholo, an early startup venture
- **2015** — Summer Fellow at Lightspeed Venture Partners
- **2015-2016** — Intern at Splunk
- **2016-2017** — Software Engineer at Google X, working on Project Wing (drone delivery / airspace automation)
- **2017-2019** — Product Manager at Google, Google Maps Platform and Android Automotive teams
- **2019** — Left Google to co-found Mem with Dennis Xu
- **2020** — Mem launched in early access / stealth
- **2021** — Mem raised $5.6M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Will Smith's dreamers.vc, Floodgate, Unusual Ventures
- **2022** — Mem raised $23.5M Series A led by OpenAI Startup Fund, valuing the company at $110M
- **2022-2023** — Launched Mem X - the world's first self-organizing workspace powered by AI
- **2023** — Mem reached $4.2M ARR with a 36-person team
- **2024** — Launched Mem 2.0 Alpha - fully rebuilt platform emphasizing speed, intelligence, and reliability
- **2025** — Launched 'Mem It via Email' - AI that turns forwarded emails into searchable notes; achieved SOC 2 compliance

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mem, raising $34.7M total from OpenAI Startup Fund and Andreessen Horowitz
- Built Mem to $4.2M ARR with a lean 36-person team in 2023
- Grew Mem newsletter to 41,000+ subscribers on Substack
- Earned backing from Will Smith's dreamers.vc, Harry Stebbings, and other prominent angels
- Worked on Google X's Project Wing drone delivery and airspace automation
- Built what the company calls 'the world's first self-organizing workspace'
- Stanford Computer Science graduate with AI and systems specialization
- Shipped Mem 2.0 - a complete platform rebuild for speed and AI-first architecture

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Kevin announced 'Mem It via Email' - users can forward emails to save@mem.ai and AI transforms them into organized, searchable notes. Introduced 'AI Sandwich' concept to describe the workflow.
- **2025-04** — Mem achieved SOC 2 compliance, signed contract with Vanta - signaling enterprise readiness.
- **2024-12** — Published 2024 Year in Review celebrating Mem 2.0 Alpha launch, new features including Tables, enhanced Chat, Shared Collections, and offline support across iOS/web/desktop.
- **2024-03** — Mem co-hosted a tech talk with Pinecone; continued expanding AI-native platform capabilities.

## Links

- Website: https://mem.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfmoody
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kevinfmoody

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Last updated: 2026-05-12