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Michael Chang
Michael Chang is the founder and CEO of Synergies Intelligent Systems, a Cambridge, Massachusetts company building JarviX, a no-code augmented analytics platform that lets factory workers and executives 'talk to their data' in plain language. An MIT-trained PhD in electrical engineering and computer science, he pivoted from optics, machine vision and computational biology research into the messy world of manufacturing data, spending years inside Foxconn where his analytics work reportedly saved a Shenzhen factory around $20 million. In 2022 he raised a $12 million Series A led by NGP Capital to bring conversational, AI-driven decision-making to legacy industries.
Erik Kuld
Erik Kuld is the co-founder and CEO of Inventive, a San Francisco startup that embeds a conversational AI analyst directly inside enterprise software so customers can ask for custom reports and insights in plain language. A Harvard molecular biology graduate who pivoted into product marketing at Box, Google, and Looker, Kuld launched Inventive out of stealth in June 2024 with a $6.5M seed round led by Wing VC. He pitches a simple promise to product teams: ship smarter customer-facing analytics in weeks, not quarters.