Saif Akhtar Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

At IntellusAI, we take a systems-first approach to AI enablement and business transformation. We view best-of-breed AI applications as functional building blocks, and we are building the glue that seamlessly ties everything together. By orchestrating all system components to work together harmoniously, we powerfully optimize your organizational goals, leading to exceptional outcomes for your business.We believe that organizations embracing such integrated AI systems will gain a decisive competitive advantage. However, we understand that many enterprises are not yet ready for a full AI transformation. We are committed to helping these companies extract maximum value from their traditional SaaS applications while transforming the most promising components into our AI system.The current consensus view from experts at Gartner et al. is that out of the trillion plus dollars of investment in AI over the next five years most of these projects may fail to generate ROI. That's why we have embarked on a mission with IntellusAI to help businesses unlock real-world value with AI enablement.Traditional SaaS applications are brittle and have a static functional view of the world. In today's rapidly evolving and highly dynamic world, this is no longer sufficient. We believe traditional SaaS is approaching the end of its lifecycle, and the future lies in best-of-breed AI applications working seamlessly together—what we call iSaaS: Intelligent Systems as a Service. At IntellusAI, we are pioneering this next generation of integrated intelligent systems, empowering our customers to thrive in the age of AI.Learn more at http://www.intellus.ai

San Carlos, Ca, Us

AI for cloud efficiency. We'll help you save 20-80% on your cloud bills! Ask me how!Cresance is a StartX and Alchemist Accelerator company.

Irvine, California, Us

Do you need a product development team with YC, StartX, and Alchemist experience that gets sh*t done? -> Horizon-Labs.coProudly the "least technical person on the team", I run customer success, sales, and ops for our product dev agency. We help startups build their ideas into reality (without the engineering headaches).Led by a YC-alum and an ex-VC, Horizon Labs helps ambitious startups code quality products fast at a fraction of the cost of full-time engineers so you can focus on growing your business. We're not just a devshop - We're your strategic tech partner with lots of YC, StartX, and Alchemist expertise to back it up. Contact us for a free consultation now.You can schedule a call with me directly at https://horizon-labs.co/saif

San Francisco, Ca, Us

StartupStudios is a podcast that highlights advisors, specialists, investors, fractional executives, and ecosystem resources for early-stage companies. We also match startups with people within our network through our concierge for Founders and their teams. Like a concierge for your startup or personal needs, we'll take the time to listen before matching you within our community. Contact us for personalized support, or listen to our podcast with friends who build startups.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

My consulting firm for part-time startup work. I've moved this over to horizon-labs.co What I've been hired for:- Advise Founders and their core team through pre-seed, seed, and series-A challenges. - A fresh set of eyes for a new product, feature, pitch deck, or initiative. - Team-building & culture activities- Create go-to-market & growth strategies.- Develop fundraising docs & outreach systems. - Fix co-founder conflicts & cross-communication. - Build or manage teams for product dev, sales, marketing, and operations. - Redesign systems/processes or build them for scale. - Manage vendors & fractional resources towards a common goal.Companies I've worked with:- TheTalentGames.com - Fundraising Consultant - 6 months- Founderslist.com - Growth Consultant - 3 months- Lavashak.com - Growth Consultant - 6 months- DeltaLeafLabs.com - Growth Consultant - 3 months, then FT as COO for 15 mos. - Thrv.health - Growth Consultant - 3 months - Stealth startup - Product Advisor - 12 months- PolymerSearch.com - Growth Consultant - 16 months. - Nostra.ai - Growth Consultant - 9 months.DM me for more info or schedule an intro - I love talking to founders and happy to connect you with others in my network. *All of my consulting work is now done at www.horizon-labs.co with my calendar on the website

"AWS for Cannabis data", the Cannabis Genome DAO was created by Delta Leaf to incentivize participation in open-source cannabis genome research. Our primary means of accomplishing this are through the creation of a community-owned open-source data marketplace, open-access publication server and decentralized seed bank.

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Plant & cannabis genetic testing lab that worked with home growers & commercial growers to analyze their plant DNA. Our team made the kits ourselves, sold them DTC through our website, analyzed samples at our lab in Santa Barbara, and then uploaded results securely on Google Drive within 2-5 business days. Tests included:- Plant DNA test to identify Male or Female seeds. - Plant virus & fungal identification. - Strain fingerprinting & DNA sequencing.- Hop latent viroid (HLVd) testing. - Major Cannabinoid ID & many more.

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Plant & Cannabis DNA biotech startup creating tests that make farming more efficient, eco-friendly, and affordable! Learn more at www.deltaleaflabs.com

London, England, Gb

Part of the Founding team for an Asia-focused venture capital fund, growing operations from scratch and investing in 42 pre-seed, seed, and series-A startups. I was responsible for collecting deal flow, portfolio governance, community programs, and supporting some of the region's best entrepreneurs!Verticals: Fintech, Healthtech, AI, Data Science, Media/Entertainment, E-commerce. SaaS. Check Sizes: $50k - $500kPortfolio: Tez Financial (acquired), Tapmad TV, Dawaai, Datalift, SimPaisa, Starcrest, Well.pk, Alpha Stores, Smart Renewable Energy (SRE), KashEgypt, OrderCall, Adspiration, Kinwa Foods, ApniProperty, Evantagesoft, UrduBit, KreditGeek, KarloCompare, Simple.pk, Shukrana, and Certify.pk.

Karachi, Sindh, Pk

A seed fund & accelerator program aimed at investing early in Pakistan's youth making up 70% of the country's population. Each team received $10,000 to $25,000 as a first check, with 19 investments made between 2016 - 2019.Verticals - AgnosticCheck Sizes = $10,000 - $25,000 eachPortfolio: PiePie.pk, Wifinity, FixMyPhone, Feedience, The Unipedia, Shadi Shenanigans, Adbreak, Townsmate, Daakhla, Bun ka Baap, The Creative Verge, PlaceMyAd, MobileDoctor, Hobuddies, Hacktrix, Intellibit, ReadUp, LabCloud, and RetinaVR.

Austin, Texas, Us

Independently ran the Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Meetup group for 6 months, growing it to over 23,000 members by hosting weekly events in San Jose, Palo Alto, Oakland, and San Francisco. Also part of the organizing team for F50 and Google I/O's Funded! Conference at the San Francisco Convention Center hosting 1,200 attendees and 150 startups.

Built a competitive intelligence tool at Angelhack 2014 to help digital marketers write better ads, like WhatRunsWhere but for social ads.

Led the development of a social, local, and mobile health & wellness platform with angel funding, eventually closing partnerships with Safeway, Whole Foods and Genentech and growing to 30k MAU.

Grew a free Meetup group for student entrepreneurs into a 6,000 sq.ft incubator and accelerator program in downtown San Jose partnered with the City and San Jose State University. 22 graduates in our formal "accelerator program" with a few joining Y-Combinator and JFDI Asia.

Employee #1 at a performance marketing agency where I managed eight-figure social campaigns for brands like The Body Shop, Palo Alto Networks, Quixey, Viggle, Beepi, Wargaming America, and many more. Acquired by Tinuiti/EliteSEM in 2016.

Built a SaaS for large brands to manage their Pinterest communities, eventually growing the boards for Victoria's Secret, Best Buy, and Conde Nast Group by millions of followers.

Hacker house where I lived with 6 other entrepreneurs building ideas into prototypes, including a smartphone intervalometer, podcast app, and an independent movie about parkour called "People in Motion".

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

High School