Early Stage Founders (poach.vc)

Early Stage Founders (poach.vc)

(0179) Ex-Google Gemini, Ex-Airbnb, and a Quant Trader Turned Surgical Roboticist

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Apr 21, 2026
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Early Stage Founders

  • Ashu Duggal (United States)

    • Quant trader turned CEO who founded and ran Aventus Technologies for 4 years before joining AlphaSense in growth strategy. Now co-founder of PillPilot working on robotic surgery applications.

    • LinkedIn

  • Edward Vernon (United Kingdom)

    • Repeat founder who previously built and sold Flexbike. Former Product Manager at Teya, now co-founder & CEO of Kulu, an AI video calls platform for customer onboarding. Backed by Antler & Redbus Ventures.

    • LinkedIn

  • Geoffrey Tisserand (Miami)

    • VP of Engineering at Payscale, previously co-founded Agora. Now co-founding a stealth startup as CTO.

    • LinkedIn

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