Founders backed by Jim Mao building AI Infrastructure (2026)

Founders backed by Jim Mao and building AI Infrastructure (5)

Founders backed by Jim Mao and building AI Infrastructure covers 5 founders on Akool, KamiwazaAI and Ex-human. The most common sector is AI Infrastructure (5). Members are based in 3 cities, led by Palo Alto, CA (2), Silverthorne, CO (2) and Walnut, CA (1). Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 5
• Companies represented: 3
• Top sector: AI Infrastructure (5 founders)
• Top location: Palo Alto, CA (2 founders)
• Locations represented: 3

• Artem Rodichev — Ex-human
• Jeff Lu — Akool
• Jiajun Lu — Akool
• Luke Norris — KamiwazaAI
• Matthew Wallace — KamiwazaAI

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• Felix Hartmann · AI Infrastructure (3 founders)
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