From its humble beginnings as an intimate gathering in a cozy San Francisco apartment, the GenAI Collective has blossomed into a vibrant community uniting the brightest minds in generative AI.
About Us
The GenAI Collective was founded on the belief that the most meaningful connections are made when exploring a shared curiosity together. Cornerstone to everything we do is intentionality – centering each event on intimate group discussion.
This is a true labor of love and we are always looking to involve new leaders who share our passion for community building. If this sounds like you, please get in touch!
Meet the Team
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Chappy Asel
CO-FOUNDER
Chappy is co-founder and CEO at Cofactory AI. More than anything, he loves making new friends at every GenAI Collective event. In his free time, you will almost certainly find him in the gym going heavy on bench! 💪
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Stephen Campbell
CO-FOUNDER
Stephen is a co-founder at Revamp AI (YC S 23). He loves connecting with other early stage generative AI founders through the collective. Beyond that, you can find Stephen giving niche history factors or watching embarrassing Netflix reality shows! 📺
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Pierce Kelaita
CO-FOUNDER
Pierce is a software investor at FPV Ventures. He’s inspired by those who connect at GenAI Collective events and go on to achieve remarkable results. Off the clock, you’ll find him in his backyard relaxing to the sounds of Steely Dan while smoking up some BBQ brisket! 🍖
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Eric Fett
CO-LEADER
Eric is an investor at NGP Capital and the lead writer for the GenAI Collective Community Newsletter. He’s passionate about working with early-stage visionaries on their quest to create a better future. Outside of work, you can find him on a soccer field or at a sushi bar! 🍣
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Chris Guest
MARIN CHAPTER LEAD
Chris is a startup advisor specializing in positioning for AI products. With three young kids, Chris has no such thing as “spare time” but with little he has, he’s either planning North Bay meetups, writing his “Traction Design” Substack, swimming or cycling! 🚲
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Matt Huang
HEAD OF COMMUNITY
Matt is co-founder and CPO at Cofactory AI. He’s deeply curious about how GenAI can accelerate human actualization on both an individual and societal basis. In his free time, catch him surfing the PCH, geeking out at craft fairs, and working on a side project or two! 🏄
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Thomas Joshi
CO-LEADER
Thomas is a ML researcher at Stanford NLP on the DSPy Project for LLMs. He is the lead host of the Collective Intelligence Community Podcast and loves chatting with builders in AI. Outside of work, you can find him playing poker and golfing! 🏌️
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Prithvi Rajasekaran
NYC CHAPTER LEAD
Prithvi is a software engineer at NerdWallet. He’s deeply passionate about bringing the best and brightest of New York’s Tech & AI scene together. Off the clock, you’ll find him making music and watching history documentaries! 🎥
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Sriram Ramakrishnan
NYC CHAPTER LEAD
Sriram is a product manager at Visa. He’s a natural connector and community builder who’s excited to bring people closer to the future with AI. In his off-hours he enjoys playing basketball, poker, chess, and occasionally attempting stand-up comedy! 🎤
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Mihir Somaiya
CO-LEADER
Mihir is an associate at Rock Health. He heads up healthcare related partnerships and events and is passionate about AI’s potential to revolutionize healthcare and medicine. On weekends, catch him at a sports bar cheering on the Eagles or Trojans! 🏈
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Matt White
TECHNICAL ARM LEAD
Matt is head of AI and data at Amdocs and a data science instructor at UC Berkeley. Matt leads the community’s technical arm and hosts biweekly paper readings at Silicon Valley Generative AI. With Matt, there’s no such thing as “too technical” 🤓