Last Updated: Jan 18, 2025

work

• ceo, Anja Health: 4/2024 → present

  Stem cell banking start-up that prev raised $4.5m from YC, 776, etc. Currently has $1.5m+ ARR & is consistently MoM cash flow profitable. Started as Head of Growth, become CEO in May 2025.

  • Generated $2.4m in LTV from $188k ad spend
  • Grew sales by 151% (monthly)

• Growth Hacker, Novel Ventures: 2/2024 → 5/2025

  Venture studio building social impact products.

  • Led project Firefli; leveraging wearable data to track & quantify health related habit changes.
  • G2M for Myte; all-in-one donation platform connecting nonprofits to donors. 1.7k+ nonprofits, 4.5k donors, & $20k+ donated

• Cofounder, Joyn Chat: 10/2020 → 11/2023

  Messaging super-app. Was used as main communication tool for SPAC merger w/ a Japanese company. High stakes = high quality bar, resulting in a polished product that was feature rich, bug-proof, secure, and available on all platforms + devices.

  • Closed pre-seed on uncapped SAFE
  • 56% 28-day retention for beta cohort
  • 99% crash-free rates + available on iOS, Android, Desktop, & Tablet

• Cofounder, Phenom: 8/2020 → 8/2022

  Marketplace that connected professional athletes and kids for coaching lessons.

  • Blue Startups (Tetris) Cohort #13
  • Beta had paying customers ($250 / hour)
  • Pivoted from Live Streaming mobile app

• Special Projects, Noa Botanicals: 10/2020 → 7/2021

  Vertically Integrated cannabis dispensary doing 8-figures in annual revenue.

  • Implemented new tech stack (ERP, POS, & CRM)
  • Launched new products (12) & growth / lifecycle marketing campaigns that resulted in record-breaking sales KPIs
  • Recruited & trained my replacement upon leaving

projects

• Inclusive Arts Studio: 2023→2024

  Helping individuals with special needs express their unique life perspectives through art.

  • Conduced pilot with art teacher & 3 artists
  • Community event at Capitol Modern (Art Museum)

• Boogy (acquired): 2024

  AI (RAG) for 1-1 intros via email.

  Small but proud wins: trusted by a few tech communities, users reported closing deals from our intros, someone sent us an unsolicited $250 for an intro, growth hacked / scaled cold email campaign to 30k+ leads, acquired (equity deal) by Dossy AI

• G-Trainer: 2018 → 2020

  Attempted to build a gyroscopically stabilized gait trainer for individuals with cerebral palsy.

  • Won $50k+ from college pitch competitions
  • 3-D printed a prototype + filed provisional patent

sideQuests

• Taught myself how to vibe code
• Navigating insurance system to help my family get a medical device
• Currently living nomadically (2025), starting in San Francisco
• Ran Honolulu marathon (5:36) in Dec 2023
• Helped with diligence for Pono Capital (SPAC), deal closed on Jan 12, 2024