Rob May
InvestorGeneral Partner at Half Court Ventures Β· General Partner at PJC
New York, New York, United States
About
Product engineer, serial entrepreneur, and co-founder of HalfCourt Capital. He founded Backupify (acquired by Datto), Talla (acquired by Seva), Dianthus, and BrandGuard.ai, and publishes the Investing in AI newsletter while running the AI Innovators Community. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Kentucky.
Rob May @robmay
My take on the strategic positioning of hyperscalers vs neoclouds https://t.co/mAeGRN7CH1
Aug 2, 2026
Rob May @robmay
Small models, and task-specific models coming soon - only on https://t.co/GwTNIp402h https://t.co/HqxDuS2n64
Jul 30, 2026 Β· β₯ 2 Β· β 2
Rob May @robmay
Lol. MAGA lecturing on communism when they use government policy way more than the Left to target the economic ideals they want. Trump is a Marxist. https://t.co/CUCHaKvHTE
Jul 29, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Experience
- Neurometric AICEO and Co-Foundercurrent2025 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- HalfCourt VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent2016 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- AI Innovators Community (AIC)Co-Founder AI Innovator's Communitycurrent2022 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- BrandGuard.aiExecutive Chairman2024 β 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- BrandGuard.aiFounder / CEO2022 β 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- PJCVenture Partner2021 β 2022Greater Boston
- PJCGeneral Partner2019 β 2021
- Dianthus, Inc.CTO and Cofounder2021 β 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- TallaCo-Founder/Executive Chair2019 β 2021
- TallaCEO/CoFounder2015 β 2019Greater Boston
- AdmitHubIndependent Board Member2017 β 2021Greater Boston
- Datto, Inc.SVP of Business Development2014 β 2015Greater Boston
- Backupify (Acquired by Datto 12/14)CEO and Co-Founder2008 β 2014Cambridge, MA
- Mill33, Inc.Board Member2013 β 2014Greater Boston
- HumanaConsultant2009
- VupalEditor in Chief2008 β 2009
- Businesspundit.comBlogger2003 β 2008
- Stonestreet OneBusiness Development2005 β 2007
- The Business ExperimentFounder2005 β 2006
- University of LouisvilleInstructor - College of Business2004 β 2006
Education
- University of KentuckyBSEE, Electrical Engineering1994 β 2000
- University of KentuckyMBA, General1994 β 2000
Skills & more
From Rob's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Kentucky30
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Shared employers
Also worked at Neurometric AI1
Also worked at Datto, Inc.5
Also worked at Backupify (Acquired by Datto 12/14)4
Also worked at Harris8
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Colleagues at Half Court Ventures
Network1
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