Today’s Talent Pools

Tenstorrent, a Toronto-based AI hardware company building AI accelerators and RISC-V processors, raised a $700M Series D — the largest AI hardware round in 2024. Partners include Hyundai, LG, Samsung. Previously raised $350M+ from Samsung, Bezos Expeditions, Eclipse Ventures.

  1. Ljubisa Bajic in Toronto (CEO @ Taalas)

    1. Role: Founder, CTO & President @ Tenstorrent (7 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Director IC Design/Architect @ AMD, Sr Architect @ NVIDIA, ASIC Design Manager @ AMD

    3. Description: “Taalas is creating a platform for quickly turning any AI model into custom silicon. The resulting Hardcore Models are 1000x more efficient than their software counterparts.”

  2. Elad Alon in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: Sr Fellow & Consultant @ Tenstorrent (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: CEO & Co-Founder @ Blue Cheetah Analog Design (acq by Tenstorrent), Adjunct Professor @ UC Berkeley, Stanford PhD

    3. Description: Stealth since 1/26

  3. Ian Swarbrick in Edinburgh (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Chief Automotive SoC Architect @ Tenstorrent (1.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Lead SoC Architect @ Cruise, Principal Engineer @ Xilinx, Principal Architect @ Marvell

    3. Description: "Taking a break" since 5/26

Fireworks AI, a San Francisco inference provider, is in talks to raise funding at a $15B valuation, up from $4B in October 2025.

  1. Boyan Lin in SF (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: SWE @ Fireworks AI

    2. Other Experience: MTS @ xAI, Co-Founder & CTO @ Stealth, Engineering Lead @ Circle, EM @ Meta

    3. Description: Left xAI 2026. "Build for the future"

  2. Shirley Jiang in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: Mid Market AE @ Fireworks AI (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Enterprise AE @ Braintrust, #1 Mid Market AE @ Retool

    3. Description: Stealth since 1/26

  3. Marc Holmes in Seattle (Co-Founder @ Dome Systems) - Series A Lead

    1. Role: CMO @ Fireworks AI (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: CMO @ HashiCorp, CSMO @ Pulumi, VP Marketing @ Chef, Head of Growth Marketing @ Docker, VP Marketing @ Meteor, VP Revenue Marketing @ Hortonworks, Director PM @ Microsoft

    3. Description: Co-Founder @ Dome Systems since 1/26

    4. Funding: $14M Seed from Bessemer Venture Partners, Redpoint, Mango Capital on 4/26

  4. Sabrina Long in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: PM @ Fireworks AI (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Sr PM @ Atelio, PM @ Regrow Ag, PM @ Lyft, Yale BA CS

    3. Description: Stealth since 3/26

Vi, an NYC-based maker of healthcare AI agents, raised $145M at a $1.65B valuation from General Atlantic, Revelstoke, 1902 Capital, Square Peg, Savano Capital, and Island Green.

  1. Sefi Kligler in Tel Aviv (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: VP of Product @ Vi (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Co-Founder & CPO @ Watercooler (acq by Vi)

    3. Description: Left Vi 2/26

  2. Ehud Ezra in Tel Aviv (Co-Founder & CTO @ 42ai)

    1. Role: VP R&D @ Vi (2.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Co-Founder & CTO @ OMGene, CTO @ Homez, Co-Founder & CTO @ Rock & Trade, Co-Founder & CEO @ Slydee, Ben Gurion BSc Engineering

    3. Description: "AI that models what people do, not what they say"

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