(13th December) Fox-acquired engineering exec. building modern data store for computer vision
++ Craft Ventures-backed founder building loyalty card for brands
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Geeks of the week
Startup Name: Bounty
Geography: Singapore
One-liner: The world's smartest loyalty card for brands.
Founder(s) Background: Founded Storr (online retail marketplace; backed by Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Abstract Ventures).
Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): NA
Startup Name: Eto
Geography: US
One-liner: Open-source, blazing fast and user-friendly tools for AI data.
Founder(s) Background: VP Engineering @ Tubi (acquired by Fox), Staff Software Engineer @ Cruise.
Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): YC
Startup Name: Sesame Labs
Geography: US
One-liner: Growth engine for Web3 games.
Founder(s) Background: PM Lead @ Meta, Founding Engineer @ WhatsApp Business API team, Founder @ Meta’s New Product Experimentation (NPE), Senior Software Engineer @ Twitter.
Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): SPC and Script Capital.