The AI
Collective.

Bhola is a Solutions Architect at Broadcom and the founder of CropTop. He's deeply passionate about go-to-market initiatives for businesses and individuals. Outside of work, Bhola loves cars, events, and traveling.

Michael Agustin has nearly 3 decades for experience building technical ecosystems across multiple parts of the world, for the IGDA, Apple, Malaysia (MaGIC), and VRARA. He's raised over $30M from investors across 3 ventures. Michael previously worked at Apple on macOS' Platform Experience team and built the 1st no-code solution for mobile, reaching 150M players per month by the time he vested. He recently co-founded Curie, focused on Commerce World Models for Physical AI.

Ajita K Ananth is a Staff Technical Program Manager at Google where she leads engineering programs within Google Maps. Prior to Google, she led major product and technical initiatives at Coinbase and DocuSign. She thrives on empowering teams to tackle challenging engineering problems, and shipping products that improve people's lives. Outside of work, she loves trying new restaurants, and traveling to new countries.

Samridh is an AI Product Manager at Mircosoft AI and the co-founder of Claimrunner. He's deeply passionate about advancing the human condition through AI and helping others however he can. Outside of work, Samridh enjoys golf, tennis, and DJ'ing.

Guru is a Computer Science student at the University of Washington focused on human-centered technology. He's interested in how tools shape memory, agency, and ownership, and focuses on building systems grounded in trust.

Cyndi is a Product Strategist and Chief of Staff at Google Cloud. Beyond her day job, she is deeply embedded in the Seattle startup ecosystem as the Chapter Lead for 12 Scrappy Founders, where she connects entrepreneurs to support their startup journeys. Driven by a passion for human-centered AI, she spends her downtime at hackathons prototyping new products, with a recent focus on voice agents. When she isn't building, she loves aerial yoga and dancing.

Abe is a seasoned technology executive with deep experience in product strategy, digital marketing, business intelligence, go-to-market execution, and business operations. He has held leadership roles at companies including Microsoft, eBay, and IBM, as well as startups and smaller organizations. Outside of work, Abe enjoys traveling, volunteering, mentoring, cooking, hiking, and engaging in thoughtful discussions about technology.

Rachel is a Private Investments Analyst at Multi-Family Office Lenora Capital. She is a prior award-winning investigative journalist passionate about deep research and investing in great teams, and believes in bridging the gap between founders and funders through community. Outside of work, Rachel is a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum and loves cooking, running, and writing.

Keshav is an Enterprise Account Executive at Glean, where he leads tech sales for customers in the PNW. Prior to Glean, he worked at AWS for 6 years and was also part of the founding team at Intently AI. He's deeply passionate about public speaking and community building, and was also raised here in Seattle! Outside of work, Keshav enjoys tennis, new food experiences and traveling the world!