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Early Stage Founders (poach.vc)

(0171) Ex-Scale AI, Databricks, and SIG quants building in stealth

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Mar 24, 2026
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Early Stage Founders

  • Andre Nakkurt (San Francisco)

    • Software and ML engineer currently on sabbatical. Previously worked on developer productivity at Scale AI and as a software engineer at Domino Data Lab.

    • LinkedIn

  • Ivory Tang (United States)

    • Product and growth lead at Cartesia, now investor at Chemistry and co-founder of a stealth startup.

    • LinkedIn

  • Abdullah Shareef (New York)

    • Ex-quant trader at Susquehanna International Group turned founder, now working on something new in stealth mode. Previously interned at SIG before joining full-time as a quantitative trader for several years.

    • Twitter / LinkedIn

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