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Govini and the expensive art of finding a missing part
A missile can outlive the company that made its components. Govini built a business tracing those hidden dependencies - and, as Air, is taking on the larger problem of keeping defense ready.
Shane Hegde
Shane Hegde is the co-founder and CEO of Air, the New York company building a system of record for creative work. Air helps more than 100,000 creatives across 2,100 businesses collect, approve, and share visual content, managing 120M+ assets. A Stanford grad from Mangalore, India, Hegde started in TMT private equity, co-founded a fintech startup called Swap, and ran digital strategy at REVOLT before teaming up with college roommate Tyler Strand to build Air in 2017. In January 2025 the company raised a $35M Series B led by Avenir, backed by a syndicate of around 100 former CMOs and brand founders.