Teaming up with Chris Blumenberg again to build a legendary company :)Stealth startup in the health and AI space

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Entered Gopuff via acquisition of rideOS for $125M. Led a division of ~150 talented technologists. Over ~15 months, our teams helped Gopuff to improve unit economics by $9/order, reduce p90 delivery times by ~5 min, and increase driver happiness by +15 NPS through launching world class products. Our team's were responsible for the following products: Delivery Partners: Scheduling, Onboarding, Driver App, Pay, Driver SupportMarketplace Technologies: Machine Learned ETAs/Routing, Intelligent Dispatch, Command Center, Pricing goPuff is the go-to solution for immediate everyday needs, fulfilling customer orders of cleaning and home products, over-the-counter medications, baby and pet products, food and drinks, and in some markets, alcohol – in just minutes.

In 2021, Gopuff bought rideOS to use our intelligent simulation, dispatch, and routing technologies to reduce delivery times and increase profitability.rideOS' mission was to accelerate the safe, global roll out of next generation transport. As a B2B SaaS company, we built AI marketplace and mapping cloud services utilized by ridehailing companies, OEMs, logistics providers, and governments to operate on-demand transportation services for both self-driving and human-operated fleets. Customers like Ford, Argo, Alto, Pony, AutoX, Voyage, Gopuff, increased their fleet efficiency by over 50% through automation. We built an incredible team and 5* Glassdoor rating through building a culture centralized around doing good through serving people. We raised $34M of capital from Sequoia and next47.

Led the ideation and creation of Uber's Advanced Technology Division, which consisted of self-driving and mapping biz units. Led overall strategy spanning commercialization, biz ops, finance, techno-economic analysis and regulatory. Served on management committee. Formulated business plan and built team to execute on Uber's long term mapping strategy and investments, including services and data (ETAs, NAV, Search, Geocoding, etc)Led Uber’s first few acquisitions, including Decarta, Bing mapping (imagery), and several others. Served as a product manager to help improve international maps.

Managed $1 bn+ long / short equity portfolio. Specific focus on automotive, capital equipment, diversified, aerospace, and defense