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Founding Story

Our story begins at Meta AI. We were the engineering and product team who built the core development platform for machine learning at Meta. We've dealt with the challenges of model management, ML monitoring & explainability, concept drift, data lineage, and much more. These experiences exposed us to the 'last mile' issues that often hinder AI's accessibility and readiness for production. We believe the future of generative AI extends beyond ML practitioners, and that it will be software engineers driving AI innovation across verticals and industries. This is why we are building LastMile AI, a company focused on making AI accessible and production-ready for software engineers.

Meet the team

Sarmad Qadri

Sarmad Qadri

Co-Founder & CEO
Andrew Hoh

Andrew Hoh

Co-Founder & CPO
Ryan Holinshead

Ryan Holinshead

Founding Engineer
Zak Assoul

Zak Assoul

Founding Product Experience Lead
Ankush Pala

Ankush Pala

Software Engineer
Jonathan Lessinger

Jonathan Lessinger

Founding ML Engineer
Rossdan Craig

Rossdan Craig

Software Engineer
Phil Chang

Phil Chang

Head of Business Operations
Bill Peterson

Bill Peterson

CTO
James Sedgwick

James Sedgwick

Systems Software Engineer

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We hire very selectively, which allows us to provide generous benefits in line with top-tier tech companies.

Join Us

Let's empower generative AI developers together

Joining a startup is deeply personal, because you're not just joining the mission, you're also joining a team that embodies certain values. Here is a glimpse of what we hold dear at LastMile AI:

Don’t take yourself too seriously

No job is beneath anyone. We do whatever it takes to serve our customers. We add playfulness into our day-to-day work and our products, and we aren’t afraid to have a bit of fun.

People over Bits

We put a piece of ourselves into our products, which are centered around the people who use them. Our responsibility is to each other, and to the people who interact with our products. Everything we do is in service of delighting people.

Always be Experimenting

We keep trying new things and discover new opportunities for our products and our customers. We are iterative and strive to continuously experiment with our products to navigate towards building better experiences for our users.

Investors

backed by top tier venture capital

Backed by Gradient - Google's AI-focused venture fund, alongside top tier angel investors
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AME Cloud Ventures

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FirstHand Aliance

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Exceptional Capital

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10x Founders

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Guillermo Rauch

CEO of Vercel

Andrej Henkler

Joseph Spisak

Head of GenAI Open Source | Meta