Founder and software engineer. I started Maza, a fintech platform for immigrants backed by a16z that was acquired by
Flex.
Before that, I built ScopeAI, a customer support AI tool acquired by
Observe.ai.
Earlier in my career, I was an engineer living in San Francisco.
Computer Science @ Harvard
DM me @ai_luce
Angel Investments
| FinTech |
Flex |
Modern financial platform for businesses |
| Real Estate |
AvantStay |
Premium short-term rental management |
| FinTech |
Finix |
Payments infrastructure for businesses |
| Consumer |
Ryze |
Superfood nutrition made simple |
| FinTech |
Sydecar |
Streamlined special purpose vehicles |
| FinTech |
Keep |
Canadian financial platform for businesses |
| PropTech |
Steward |
Modern estate management |
Press
| TechCrunch |
2025 |
Flex acquires a16z-backed Maza for $40M as fintech M&A heats up |
| LA Times |
2025 |
Flexbase Acquires Maza Financial |
| PYMNTS |
2023 |
Maza Raises $8 Million to Give United States Immigrants Financial Foothold |
| LA Business Journal |
2023 |
Maza Eases Immigrant Banking |
| TechCrunch |
2023 |
Maza automates banking for immigrants |
| The New York Times |
2021 |
Los Angeles Tech Week |
| dot.LA |
2021 |
Meet the LA Startup Houses Building Companies Through Co-Living and Creative Energy |
| VentureBeat |
2021 |
Observe.AI Acquires ScopeAI |
| Forbes Colombia |
2021 |
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs' Gathering in Colombia |
| TechCrunch |
2018 |
ScopeAI Raises Seed Funding |
| Harvard SEAS |
2018 |
10 Alumni Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 |
| Forbes |
2018 |
Forbes 30 Under 30 Feature |