Meet the Team

Francisco Marin

CO-FOUNDER & ceo

Francisco is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with 8+ years of experience in Cognitive Computing, Business Analytics and Process Improvement. He worked at IBM as a Continuous Innovation Project Manager and later as Business Analytics Leader for Sales Transaction Support EMEA Operations.

Katarina Marin

CO-FOUNDER & cmo

Katarina is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with 7+ years of experience in People & Project Management. She worked at IBM as a Team Leader and as Continuous Innovation Project Manager, specializing in the utilization of Design Thinking to drive efficiency and productivity in corporate environments.

Viktor Hrtanek

CO-FOUNDER & cto

Viktor holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and counts with 7+ years of experience in Cognitive Computing & Predictive Analytics. He worked as a Data Scientist at IBM and Swiss RE, acting as a technical focal in the global deployment of analytics solutions.

Benjamin Reiter

DIRECTOR & SHAREHOLDER

Ben is an experienced venture capital investor with a multi-disciplinary background, counting with 19+ years of experience in Venture Capital, HR and Finance. Formerly a Principal at Starta Ventures and an Analyst at iNDEMAND.

Angelo Del Priore

ADVISOR

Angelo is a Partner HP Tech Ventures and an experienced Investor, Board Member, and Advisor with a successful track record helping companies grow exponentially across multiple technology segments. Currently focused on AI Edge solutions and Data Science tools.

Xuelian Chi

ADVISOR, INVESTOR & consultant

Xuelian is a global HR executive with hands-on leadership and consulting experience, ranging from high-tech fast-growth startups and publicly traded multinational corporations to an investment firm and global online gaming, as well as digital marketing and medical devices.

Francis J. Flynn

ADVISOR

Francis is the Paul E. Holden Professor of Organizational Behavior and Co-Director, Executive Leadership Development at Stanford University. His research centers on the topics of employee cooperation, work group dynamics, and leadership in organizations. 

Phil Abernathy

ADVISOR, INVESTOR & consultant

A global expert in Business Agility with over 14 years of hands-on experience in this field, Phil has crafted and led large-scale Agility transformations at companies such as Suncorp, IBM, and WFS.

Kae Huynh

investor

Kae is an active Angel Investor, Investment Lecturer & Startup Advisor with experience supporting startups on Go-To-Market Strategy, Networking, Investment, Funding, Systems Integrators & more.

Javier Muñoz

advisor and investor

A founder partner at seed technology fund Tartecfund, Javier has experience growing startups into successful exits, having completed a multimillion-dollar acquisition by Ericsson with his startup Optimi in 2010.

Jonathan Knapp

Advisor

Jonathan, a former director of Lehman Brothers and Nomura, is a strategic and commercial advisor with 20+ years of experience. Having lived and worked across 4 continents, he is a recognised People Analytics and ONA evangelist with a global presence in the HRTech market.

Ronan Conlon

Advisor

Ronan is an HR professional with experience working in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. A passionate people analytics practitioner, Ronan is deeply excited about the insights and impact that Organizational Network Analysis can have on large multinational organizations.

Lora Gaston

Advisor

Lora is an Advisor and Business Innovator with 20+ years of experience in Financial Services and Technology, formerly at JP Morgan and Sanwa. She spent her career promoting early stage companies and introducing innovative technologies to large financial services firms.