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Mason Swofford

Founder

Founder at Tenzo

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedTenzo

About

Mason Swofford is Co-Founder and CEO of Tenzo AI, which develops explainable AI agents for recruiting teams aimed at improving recruiter efficiency and candidate experience. Prior to founding the company, he conducted AI research at Stanford in areas including self-driving technology and facial recognition.

Founder at Tenzo

Intro paths

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Tenzo's investors · 6

Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksAcequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checksAmadeus Capital PartnersLondon · $50K – $12.7M checks · since 2026Edge VCLondon · $1.3M – $6.5M checks · since 2026S28 CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksWebb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checks

Experience

  1. Tenzo AICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. SalvCo-Founder & CEO2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  3. Stealth StartupBuilder2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  4. VerkadaTech Lead - New Products2022 — 2023San Mateo, California, United States
  5. VerkadaComputer Vision Engineer2021 — 2022San Mateo, California, United States
  6. WaymoPerception Research and Development Scientist2020
  7. Stanford UniversityComputer Vision Researcher2018 — 2020
  8. Stanford UniversityMachine Learning Researcher2017 — 2018
  9. NVIDIAMachine Learning Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles2019Santa Clara, CA
  10. Cruise AutomationSoftware Engineering Intern2018San Francisco, CA
  11. GenesysProduct Management Intern2017

Skills & more

Leadership11Public Speaking11Project Management7Customer Service2Management5Research3Microsoft Word2Microsoft Office2Microsoft Excel2JavaScript1C++1Android Development1
+2 morePythonMachine Learning

Languages German · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mason Swofford?
Mason Swofford is Co-Founder and CEO of Tenzo AI, which develops explainable AI agents for recruiting teams aimed at improving recruiter efficiency and candidate experience. Prior to founding the company, he conducted AI research at Stanford in areas including self-driving technology and facial recognition.
Where does Mason Swofford work?
Mason Swofford is Founder of Tenzo.
What companies did Mason Swofford found?
Mason Swofford founded Tenzo.
Where did Mason Swofford go to school?
Mason Swofford studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)); The University of Texas at Austin (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (Dropped out to join startup), Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)).

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin384

Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneAnish AggarwalInvestor at Lightbank

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Shared employers

Also worked at Salv3

Marie WennergrenInvestment Principal at Astanor VenturesMichael HochholzerManaging Director at G+D VenturesMichal CiffraManaging Partner at DEPO Ventures

Also worked at Stealth Startup351

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier Capital

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Also worked at Verkada35

Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalMark XuInvestor at Index VenturesDerek ZanuttoInvestor at CapitalGCatherine McClureTalent at AudaciousLak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47

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Also worked at Waymo36

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalAlex NicholsInvestor at CapitalGKerry WuAssociate VP, Research & Partnerships at The Westly Group

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