About us

Positioned in San Francisco, at the epicenter of the AI revolution and with the largest concentration of AI professionals, GenLab leverages a global network, including partnerships with Digital Garage in Japan (https://www.garage.co.jp/en/) and others. Our experienced team builds and guides founders through the operational complexities of building successful ventures, helping to avoid common pitfalls and maximize their company’s potential.

GenLab’s expertise spans across diverse areas, including AI, Data, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Energy, Government, Commercialization, and Go To Market. Our partners and advisors have decades in experience and a proven track record in venture, venture studios, startups, enterprise and have had many successful exits, from open-source software and critical infrastructure, to consumer and enterprise applications our team is dedicated to creating incredible outcomes for our LPs .

In today’s AI-powered world, technical and theoretical knowledge is easily accessible, and no longer enough. GenLab brings unparalleled technical, operational and go-to-market expertise, helping engage customers effectively, build solutions that matter and scale businesses with sustainable growth.

Daniel Riedel

CEO

#CyberSecurity #Infrastructure #Venture

Sarah Novotny

CTO

#Cloud #OpenSource #Product

Tony Aghazarian

Advisor

#Hardware #SupplyChain #Manufacturing

James Blom

Advisor

#Defense #Cloud #AI

Mike Bergfors

IT/OPS Lead

#Ops #Infrastructure #IT

Jeremy Geiger

Program Manager

#Growth #Startups #AI

Faith Alcaraz Lackey⁩

Executive Assistant

#Comms #Admin #Ops

Joerg Eschweiler

Advisor

#AI #Infrastructure #Defense

Hilary Mason

Advisor

#AI #Community #Data

Marlan Hardie

Advisor

#Telecommunications #Infrastructure #UX

Bob Gourley

Advisor

#Defense #CyberSecurity #CTO

Charlene Li

Advisor

#Enterprise #ThoughtLeader #Community

Mark Clancy

Advisor

#Telco #CyberSecurity #Risk

Cyrus Shaoul

Advisor

Matthew Devost

Advisor

Brady Forrest

Advisor

#Venture #Startups #Community