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Madhav Lavakare Spent Eight Years Putting Conversation Back in View
A school friend’s unanswered problem sent a 16-year-old to the family projector with a screwdriver. Eight years, two gap years and a patient procession of prototypes later, AirCaps finally shipped.
David van Dijk Taught AI to Read Cells. Now He Wants It to Predict What Biology Does Next
A Yale computer scientist turned gene lists into sentences, then carried the idea from an academic lab into a startup. The bet behind CellType is plain enough to say and difficult enough to occupy a career: biology can become a language machines learn to predict.
Aaron Feuer Turned a Student Survey Into a 15-Million-Student Company
A bill he helped pass as a teenager changed little. So the Los Angeles student organizer learned a durable founder lesson: institutions often move when someone gives them a tool, not merely an argument.
Abe Tarapani
Abe Tarapani is the CEO of Atlas AI, a Palo Alto-based geospatial AI company that uses satellite imagery and machine learning to generate actionable insights on economic, agricultural, and infrastructure trends across emerging markets. A Yale-trained electrical engineer and Presidential Scholar recognized by the Clinton White House, Tarapani has spent nearly two decades at the intersection of renewable energy, data for development, and social impact. He joined Atlas AI in October 2020, steering a company founded by Stanford professors toward enterprise partnerships with the World Bank, DARPA, McKinsey, and Airbus, while earning recognition as a 2024 Google Cloud Partner of the Year and Gavi INFUSE Pacesetter.