Josh Tobin is a machine learning infrastructure pioneer who spent three years as a research scientist at OpenAI - contributing to the famous Rubik's cube robot hand - before earning his PhD from UC Berkeley under Pieter Abbeel. He co-founded Gantry, an ML monitoring and continual learning startup that raised $28.3M, and created Full Stack Deep Learning, the first course focused on production ML engineering. His domain randomization technique, which transfers neural networks trained in simulation to the real world, has been cited over 600 times and reshaped how robotics teams build perception systems. He runs a newsletter focused on ML infrastructure and ops.
Zeon Systems builds AI-powered robotic infrastructure that automates scientific laboratory experiments. Founded in 2025 by Brontë Kolar and Tahir D'Mello - both Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees who previously worked together at Latch Bio - the company uses off-the-shelf robotic arms paired with depth cameras and a natural language interface to let scientists describe experiments in plain English and have robots execute them autonomously. Already piloting at Stanford and UCSF, Zeon targets the multi-billion-dollar lab automation market by lowering the cost and complexity of scientific research - betting that cheaper automation means more experiments, and more experiments mean faster cures.
Jensen Huang is the co-founder, president, and CEO of Nvidia Corporation — the world's most valuable semiconductor company, which he built from a Denny's booth in 1993 with $600 in combined cash. Born in Taipei, raised between Thailand and rural Kentucky, Huang is the longest-serving CEO of any S&P 500 technology company. His two-decade gamble on CUDA software created the unassailable moat that made Nvidia the backbone of the global AI revolution. He personally delivered the first AI supercomputer to OpenAI in 2016. As of 2026, Nvidia surpasses $5 trillion in market cap, generates $216 billion in annual revenue, and Huang's net worth stands at approximately $170 billion. The leather jacket is optional. The legacy is not.
Founders, Inc. (f.inc) is a 42,000 sq ft campus, community, and first-check fund at Fort Mason in San Francisco — built for the wildly ambitious founders solving hard problems at the edge of what's possible. Not a traditional VC and not a time-boxed accelerator, it combines pre-seed investment (up to $250K), a dedicated workspace with hardware labs and media studios, daily meals, and an indefinite community of 80+ builders. Founded in 2020 by serial builder Furqan Rydhan, it has backed 100+ companies across AI, AR/VR, Web3, and hardware — including thirdweb, buildspace, LiveKit, and Sync Labs. Featured in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.