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- Arthur Nguyen-cao@Arthur_NC_Founder/CEO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Hisham El-HalabiFounder/CTO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Joe Gonzalez@joegonzalez0886Founder/COO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Arthur Nguyen-caoVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Arthur_NC_Hisham El-HalabiVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Joe GonzalezVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/joegonzalez0886
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Joe Gonzalez
Founder/COO·Vernius Systems, Inc.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CoFounder at Vernius Systems. Serial founder: built Plucky Labs (backend-as-a-service for AI chat), XP Protocol (scaled to 200K+ users, 50K+ MAU), and Huddln (venture-backed Web3 startup). Previously Solutions Architect at Sandia National Labs under Q clearance, architecting secure comms for US Navy Tomahawk fleet. BS Computer Engineering, Sacramento State.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
Vernius Systems, Inc.Autonomous radar guidance for interceptors
IndustryIndustrials
Websitevernius.systems
Team size3
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
