Over a decade in the making…

We met nearly a decade ago at the Nueva School where we ran cross country, proved linear algebra theorems, and competed in international physics tournaments together.

🎇 We believe in kindness and humility, but make no mistake: we’re some of the most formidable founders you’ll meet. Our work is shaping the future already. And we’re in this for the long haul — decades, not years!

🐜 Madeline

• Columbia Engineering: C.P. Davis Scholar, Leadership and Excellence Award for Innovation and Enhancement, Columbia Venture Competition Award, Dean's List, Senior Fund Chair, Summer Enhancement Fellowship Award
• Uber Machine Learning: ML for Marketplace Dynamics/Pricing - designed and implemented end-to-end systems for billion dollar incentive allocation; “Dangerous” engineer on any team/project
• Neo Scholar: probably the most social in her scholar class :)
• Pear VC: Scouted 5 startups and counting, built out Pear’s Northeast campus presence from the ground up
• Chan Zuckerberg Biohub: Published in Science for Tabula Sapiens https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl4896
• NYC Marathon Finisher!

🐉 Ben

• Brown Computer Science: TA/Head TA for Accelerated Intro Computer Science, Data Structures and Algos, Systems Programming; research in computer science education and in privacy-preserving computer systems
• Instagram: trust and privacy systems; automatic code generation; 1B+ requests daily!
• Jane Street & Jump Trading: high-performance, high-reliability engineering for trading systems / “Ben was one of the most exceptional people I have ever worked with” – Ben’s manager
• Your Favorite Founder’s Favorite Founder: “The fastest hiring calibration we’ve ever had… obsessed with customer experience… counting bytes in responses” / “1 in 900 candidates” / “1 in 1100 candidates”
• Model, Vogue Runway (once, for RISD Apparel’s senior show)