Nous Research Inc. develops open-source artificial intelligence language models and systems for the public.
As co-founder, CEO & president, I built the company from the ground up till its Series A in May 2025.
We created a vibrant community of open-source AI developers and products for decentralized model training, and, in that process, raised $70M in venture capital investments.
The ‘Nous Girl’ logo was designed by John Galt in 2023. She symbolized the freedom of expression, rebellion against intelligent censorship, humanity in the face of inhumanity.
The Museum of Crypto Art (M○C△) built a fine art collection of tokenized imagery (Ethereum NFTs), and a community of internet-age digital artists.
From 2020-2023, I built an infrastructure to empower global digital art using cryptocurrency: open tools, critical thought experiments, art exhibitions in virtual worlds.
[2018] Created a historical analysis of Leonardo Da Vinci’s deluge drawings at MIT.
[2019] Published qualitative research on interdisciplinary collaborations that improve surgical care in low-resource settings in the British Medical Journal.
[2019] Wrote a commentary on applied AI for systems innovation in The Lancet.
I combine passions for free expression, consciousness, technology as managing partner of Prometheia LLC, an emerging technology investment fund.
New York & San Francisco based. Previously lived in Bangalore, Cape Town, Boston. Raised by two computer nerds.
Art History and Biology at Washington University in St. Louis.
Also into ancient history, alternative medical systems, wildlife conservation, yoga (RYT 200).