Entrepreneur. Engineer. Designer.
Serial entrepreneur, UC Berkeley alumnus, and technology innovator with a mission to democratize complex systems. Founder of Hyperweb, Brandcast (acq. by TIME), and Famo.us (acq. by AMZE). Advisor to industry leaders including Supabase. Creator of infrastructure serving millions in Web2 and driving billions in transactions across Web3.
I build scalable systems across cloud and blockchain, with a focus on developer tools and protocols that improve how teams build.
I’ve founded and led startups like Brandcast (acquired by TIME) and Hyperweb, guiding product and technical teams from concept to scale.
From procedural tools to design systems, I approach interface design with an engineering mindset and a creative toolkit.
I’ve launched platforms, developer libraries, and standards that others build on—focusing on clarity, reusability, and momentum.
I have a history that led me to a blend of sales, design, and engineering. At the age of 15, I designed a 2,800+ sq. ft. home that was selected and built by the Ann Arbor Student Building Industry Program. At 18, I launched my first business selling aftermarket parts for cars. By 24, I was simultaneously teaching advanced computer graphics at the Academy of Entertainment Technology in Los Angeles while working as a Digital Artist and Instructor for Side Effects Software, where I trained internal teams at Apple, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Pixar, and Digital Domain. At the 34th Annual ACM SIGGRAPH Conference, I presented original research on algorithmic methods for the procedural generation of urban environments and cities. These early milestones built the foundation for my work in design systems, simulation, and developer tooling.
I’ve founded companies that changed how the web is built—across design systems, database infrastructure, and blockchain development. While at UC Berkeley, I started Famo.us and Brandcast from my college apartment. As CTO of Famo.us, I transformed our early idea into a high-performance UI framework powered by a custom HTML5 rendering engine. At Brandcast, I led product and secured our first client and also landed our first six-figure deal with WME/IMG. The platform enabled enterprise web publishing with no-code tools for Fortune 500 companies. These ventures raised over $100M from investors like Marc Benioff, Reid Hoffman, and Naval Ravikant. My later startup, LaunchQL, built tools now used by Supabase and others to run millions of PostgreSQL-backed databases. These projects led to Hyperweb—an open-source TypeScript stack for blockchain development, from infrastructure to smart contracts. These startups pushed boundaries in how teams design, develop, and deploy software — and several have gone on to be acquired or integrated into major platforms.
Two companies I’ve founded have been acquired — one now publicly traded on the NYSE. Brandcast, the enterprise no-code platform I co-founded, was acquired by TIME in 2022 and rebranded as TIME Sites — powering sites for TIME100, Fortune 500s, and other global initiatives. In 2025, TIME Sites was acquired again by Vev. Famo.us became Amaze.co, now a public company. These acquisitions show the lasting value of democratized web infrastructure — and how design systems can transform how global brands publish content. I continue to build with the same guiding principle: shipping foundational tech with long-term utility.
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I’ve advised companies at the intersection of dev infrastructure, climate science, and financial access. My advisory roles include Supabase (open-source backend), SINAI Technologies (carbon intelligence), MatterMachine (manufacturing systems), and Abstract (decentralized finance). I support founders on technical architecture, developer adoption, and long-term strategy—especially where software drives public good. I also guide teams through foundational decisions around governance, capitalization, and team dynamics—the critical, often unspoken factors that determine whether a team wins.
The technology I've built forms the digital foundation for organizations across industries and scales. With over 60 million downloads from npm spanning Web2, Web3, and AI applications, my code powers critical infrastructure for enterprises and developers worldwide. My PostgreSQL toolkit enables more than 2 million databases for industry leaders like Supabase and Neon DB, while my blockchain solutions support hundreds of networks processing billions in monthly transactions, including dYdX, Celestia, and Osmosis. Beyond the developer ecosystem, my enterprise platforms have served Fortune 500 giants including GE, Visa, Wells Fargo, and Sony, along with creative powerhouses such as IDEO, WME/IMG, and New York Fashion Week. This confluence of enterprise adoption and developer infrastructure represents the practical application of my mission: building technology that democratizes access across every layer of the digital economy.
I earned both my undergraduate and graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at UC Berkeley, with additional graduate studies at the Haas School of Business through the Master of Engineering in Management of Technology (MOT) program. My research was conducted under Professors Edward Lee and Babak Ayazifar. I conceived and developed Mathapedia, a platform for interactive mathematics education and documentation, created through a partnership between UC Berkeley and the American Mathematical Society. This platform generated over 350 pages of course notes for EE20 and EE120 at Berkeley—resources that continued to benefit students for more than a decade after their creation. Education has been a consistent thread throughout my career—from academic tools to developer documentation to public codebases.
