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Rahul Sethuram

Founder

Founder at Connext/Everclear

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

FoundedConnext/Everclear

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About

Rahul Sethuram is Chief AI Officer at Codos, a company in the a16z Speedrun program that develops infrastructure for organizations to deploy self-improving AI agents. He previously served as Head of AI at LI.FI, where he built multi-agent systems and led AI adoption across the company, and earlier worked as CTO at Connext for over six years and co-founded the DeFi venture studio Pragma. His earlier career included roles as a research assistant at NASA Ames and a systems and firmware test engineer at Tesla; he holds an electrical engineering degree from UC Santa Cruz.

Founder at Connext/Everclear

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Connext/Everclear's investors · 21

1k(x)Austin · since 20231kxRoad Town, Tortola · $50K – $1M checks · since 2021A.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoAmentum Investment ManagementSan FranciscoCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023ConsenSysZug · since 2021ConsenSys MeshZugCVP NoLimitGrand Cayman · $250K – $3M checksD1 VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksDokia CapitalBucharest · since 2023Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Road Town, Tortola · since 2023Fenbushi CapitalShanghai · $1.3M – $30M checks · since 2023FigmentNew YorkHashedSeoul · $1M – $37M checks · since 2023IOSG VenturesHong Kong · $10K – $100K checks · since 2023KXVCsince 2023NGC VenturesSingapore · since 2023No Limit Holdings (NLH)Grand Cayman · $250K – $3M checksPolychain CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023Polygon VenturesDubai · since 2023Scalar CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Connext/Everclear

AB
Arjun BhuptaniExecutive Officer, Director
LH
Layne HaberExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. CodosChief AI Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Lone Wolf PartnersPartnercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. LI.FIHead of Artificial Intelligence2026Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  4. 0xpragma.xyzCo-Founder & CTO2024 — 2025
  5. Connext Inc.CTO2017 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  6. ColorTokens, Inc.Member of Technical Staff2015 — 2017Santa Clara, CA
  7. Tip'd OffCo-Founder2014 — 2015Mountain View, CA
  8. Tesla MotorsSenior Test Engineer2010 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
  9. Tesla MotorsSystem Test Engineer2010 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
  10. Element EnergyEngineering Manager2010
  11. NASA Ames Research CenterResearch Assistant2009
  12. 3Prong Power Inc.Electrical Engineering Intern2008
  13. Integrated Device Technology IncApplications Engineer Intern2007
  14. Loadstar SensorsElectrical Engineering Intern2004

Skills & more

AI AgentsAI StrategyTypeScriptProduct StrategyLarge Language Models (LLM)Artificial Intelligence (AI)LabWindows/CVI2Test Automation11System Testing7Hardware Design2CANalyzer1CANape2
+12 moreTroubleshootingMicrocontrollersAltium DesignerOrCAD CaptureDevelopment ToolsDebuggingHardware ArchitectureVector CANalyzerElectronicsOrcadEthereumSmart Contracts

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rahul Sethuram?
Rahul Sethuram is Chief AI Officer at Codos, a company in the a16z Speedrun program that develops infrastructure for organizations to deploy self-improving AI agents. He previously served as Head of AI at LI.FI, where he built multi-agent systems and led AI adoption across the company, and earlier worked as CTO at Connext for over six years and co-founded the DeFi venture studio Pragma. His earlier career included roles as a research assistant at NASA Ames and a systems and firmware test engineer at Tesla; he holds an electrical engineering degree from UC Santa Cruz.
Where does Rahul Sethuram work?
Rahul Sethuram is Founder of Connext/Everclear.
What companies did Rahul Sethuram found?
Rahul Sethuram founded Connext/Everclear.
Where did Rahul Sethuram go to school?
Rahul Sethuram studied at University of California, Santa Cruz (B.S., Electrical Engineering).

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University of California, Santa Cruz mafia62

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Tesla Motors mafia26

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Steve JurvetsonBoard MemberFounded Future Ventures +1Peter CarlssonVP Supply chainFounded North Volt +1Evan MurphySenior Simulation EngineerFounded Zitara +1Daryl SewSoftware Engineer InternFounded Certainly Health +1Andrew KouriAutopilot Software EngineerFounded AveryIQ +1Hemant SikariaBody & Chassis Team LeadFounded Sibros +1

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Element Energy mafia3

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LiFi mafia2

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David PakmanInvestor & Board ObserverFounded Apple

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Also attended University of California, Santa Cruz132

Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of AnthropicNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersChristine SamsAssistant Controller at Crosslink CapitalAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla VenturesNoor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra VenturesJohn BurkeCo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF

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Shared employers

Also worked at Connext Inc.1

Pedro GomesFounder and Director - WalletConnect Foundation at WalletConnect

Also worked at Tesla Motors262

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners

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Also worked at NASA Ames Research Center65

Lindsey YeePrincipal at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcMelissa LokugamageSenior Venture Associate at 82VSGeetha DholakiaPortfolio Program Director at TDK VenturesRyan AbronskiSenior Associate at Morgan Creek CapitalDipty DesaiVenture Partner at Elevate CapitalTed TabaccoOperating Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

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Also worked at Integrated Device Technology Inc11

Curtis McKeePartner at Third Point VenturesKelley Steven-WaissOperating Advisor at Vegvisir CapitalHarrison DahmePartner, CTO at Hack VCFrantz SaintellemySenior Advisor at Celesta CapitalPiaras McCorryDirector of Marketing of Innovobot Labs at InnovobotVeronica FarmerScale-Up Advisor at Alacrity Canada

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