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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mariano SorgenteISSENFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/sorgente711
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Mariano Sorgente
Founder/CEO·ISSEN
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size1
BatchFall 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CEO of ISSEN, your AI foreign language tutor. Experienced in crypto and AI, in engineering and VC. Previously a16z partner.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ISSENAI realtime voice companion for language learning
