Top Founders

Adrien Guilmineau

Co-Founder at Disket, Inc

Building a new consumer app with a16z speedrun 🪩 Previously: Product Lead at Rippling, Head of Product at Hofy (acquired for $XXXm by Deel), started 3 VC-backed startups: Aria, Sidekick & Tinbox. Kind of studied at Warwick University (UK). Made about 20+ small angel investments. Small checks in some early stage angel fund: Firedrop I & II and A16Z SPEEDRUN Angel Network SR004.

Anji Ismail is the co-founder and CEO of Finnt, an AI-native platform designed to automate reconciliation and month-end close processes for enterprise finance teams. Previously, he served as Director of Product at Welcome and co-founded both the blockchain infrastructure company Varanida and the marketing platform DOZ.com. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from EMLyon Business School and Ecole Centrale de Lyon, as well as a Bachelor in Business from ESCE Paris.

Louis Maestrati is a French entrepreneur and technologist known for his work in the Web3 and blockchain sectors. He is the co-founder of Kanji, a platform that enables creators and brands to develop and manage NFT collections without requiring coding expertise. Additionally, he is a member of the NFT Factory, a collective of Web3 leaders and pioneers.

Gaston Montemayor is a technologist and developer with a background in computer science and network engineering. He is known for his interest in social media dynamics, network analysis, and software development, having participated in various hackathons and projects during his time at the University of Pennsylvania.

Software Engineer and a16z Speedrun founder based in Paris. Co-founder at Disket. Previously iOS Engineer at Trainline and Deezer.

Louise Wachtmeister is an entrepreneur and professional with experience in product management, investment analysis, and business development. She has held roles at companies including WeWork and BlackRock, and has co-founded ventures such as Microgram and FoodIQ. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from New York University Stern School of Business with a Bachelor of Science degree, concentrating in Data & Computer Science.

Piotr Bukanski is a venture capital investor and Principal at Acurio Ventures, with a track record spanning investment banking, growth equity, and board-level value creation. He has backed and advised high-growth technology companies across energy, data, fintech, and consumer — including board roles at Gorilla, Iceberg Data Lab, and AccessPay. Prior to Acurio, Piotr spent three years at Beringea (transatlantic VC, $800M+ AuM) leading Series A/B investments and founded a CEE diaspora network connecting 200+ VCs and founders across London. Earlier, he helped build the Private Capital Markets team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, supporting growth-stage fundraises, and began his career in BofA's EMEA Consumer & Retail IB group, advising on M&A, equity, and debt transactions totalling over $25bn. He holds an MSc in Finance from Stockholm School of Economics and has lived and worked across the UK, Sweden, Germany, Latvia, and Poland.