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John HelmunlockedJohn: together at University of Wisconsin-Madison (1981–1985)
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John: together at ZestFinance
John: together at Hendrix College
About
John Merrill is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of FairPlay AI. He has experience building and leading teams across both corporate and start-up environments, including work spanning technical specification development and communication with executive leadership and boards of directors.
Co-Founder & CTO at FairPlay
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FairPlay's investors · 9
Fin CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksFinancial Venture StudioSan JoseInfinity VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $10M checksNazcaMexico CityNycaNew York · $2M checksNyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checksRestive VenturesSan Jose · $50K – $2.5M checksThird PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M checksTTV CapitalAtlanta · $250K – $7M checks
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Co-founders at FairPlay
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Kareem SalehFounder & CEO
Experience
- FairPlay AICo-founder and Chief Technology Officercurrent2020 — presentRedmond, Washington, United States
- SunSpear GamesChief Technical Officer2019 — 2020Medford, Oregon Area
- ZestFinancePrincipal scientist2013 — 2020
- ZestFinanceModeler2012 — 2013
- ZestFinanceSoftware Engineer2011 — 2012
- GoogleStaff Software Engineer2006 — 2011
- Microsoft CorpSDE1995 — 2006
- Florida Atlantic UniversityResearch Associate Professor1992 — 1993Boca Raton, Florida
- Boston UniversityAssistant Professor1989 — 1992
Skills & more
Algorithms31Software Design26Software Development10Programming2C++10MapReduce11Machine Learning21Python5Distributed Systems8Scalability4SQL2Software Engineering12
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Computer ScienceData MiningWeb DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesLinuxRubyArchitecturePerlMentoringInterpersonal CommunicationUnixCLanguages English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Merrill?
- John Merrill is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of FairPlay AI. He has experience building and leading teams across both corporate and start-up environments, including work spanning technical specification development and communication with executive leadership and boards of directors.
- Where does John Merrill work?
- John Merrill is Co-Founder & CTO of FairPlay.
- What companies did John Merrill found?
- John Merrill founded FairPlay.
- Where did John Merrill go to school?
- John Merrill studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ph.D., Mathematics); Hendrix College (BA, Mathematics).
Founder mafias
Sunspear Games mafia2
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Same school
Also attended University of Wisconsin-Madison625
Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDougAdvisor at Clear VenturesDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesJoe HayesInvestor at LightbankGeorge RobertsInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBret L. BostwickMD, FAAP, FACMG, Venture Advisor at Breyer Capital
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Also attended Hendrix College6
Wendy R. AndersonSVP (Government and Global Affairs), Sales Force, Former SVP (National Security), Palantir at NEW VISTA CAPITALTodd McIntyreManaging Partner at Spike VenturesMerel KraaijenbrinkHead of Platform at Ventures.euJana EggersExecutive Officer, Director at Nara LogicsJay J. WommackPresident and CEO of general partner of the issuer at Vertical Main Street PartnersClayton JanesCEO/Inventor at Eidol
Shared employers
Also worked at FairPlay AI6
Also worked at SunSpear Games1
Also worked at ZestFinance4
Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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