Who we are

The people building KRTR

Collective Venture Intelligence takes a team: founders, venture fellows, a board, and advisors who've built and backed companies before.

Team

Amin Haghani, PhD, MBA

Technical Co-Founder

Computational scientist with 80+ publications in journals including Science and Nature, now an AI engineer. He architected NuFund AI and published research on auditable AI for venture capital, then built KRTR as collective intelligence for VC.

Haydar Nur

Operations & Growth

Engineer by training and a venture analyst at Cross Ocean Ventures. He runs KRTR's operations and growth.

…and a growing team building KRTR.

Sullivan Center Venture Fellows

MBA candidates from UC San Diego's Rady School of Management, joining KRTR for summer 2026 through the Sullivan Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Elyse Brown

Venture Fellow

Lucia Platt Luken

Venture Fellow

Tristin Esfandiari

Venture Fellow

Anisha Shruti A T

Venture Fellow

Gauri Jain

Venture Fellow

Jacob Smaldone

Venture Fellow

Board

Serhat Pala

Investor & Board Member

President of NuFund Venture Group, one of the largest angel networks, and a general partner at Cross Ocean Ventures. He spent 25+ years founding startups with multiple exits before investing full time.

Advisors

Scott Weinreb

Product Advisor

Product leader with roughly a decade across hardware and software, from Zebra Technologies to fintech at Milo Credit. He advises KRTR on product and design.

Milan Saes

Advisor, Investor Relations (Europe & US)

Co-founder and general partner at Cross Ocean Ventures who has helped portfolio companies raise over €150M. He advises KRTR on investor relationships across Europe and the US.

Alex Altomare

Advisor, Investor & Founder Relations

Serial entrepreneur and early-stage investor who built a portfolio of over 100 startups and mentored founders who raised $100M+ in follow-on funding. He advises KRTR on investor and founder relationships.