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Shaun Modi

Founder

Founder & CEO at Capitol AI

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

FoundedCapitol AI · YC

About

Shaun Modi was a founding designer at Airbnb and has held design roles at Google, NASA, the CDC, and other government and technology organizations. He is now founder and CEO of Capitol AI, which provides AI-powered content generation from documents.

Founder & CEO at Capitol AIYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Shaun went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Capitol AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Shaun can intro founders to Capitol AI's investors below.

Capitol AI's investors · 6

468 CapitalBerlinDesigner FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026Failup VenturesHelsinki · $200K – $1M checksImagination CapitalNew York · $100K – $150K checksTogether FundBangalore · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Capitol AI

THthomas hallaran
thomas hallaranFounder

Experience

  1. Capitol AICEOcurrent2021 — presentUnited States
  2. TMCo-Founder and Managing Partner2014 — 2021San Francisco
  3. Office of the Director of National IntelligenceStrategic Advisor2020 — 2021
  4. AirbnbDesign Lead2012 — 2014San Francisco
  5. GoogleUX Design Lead2010 — 2011
  6. MotorolaIndustrial Designer2007 — 2009
  7. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationIndustrial Designer2006 — 2007
  8. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationIndustrial Design Intern2006
  9. NokiaIndustrial Designer + UX Designer2006 — 2007

Skills & more

Design Strategy22User Experience53Experience Design25User Interface19User-centered Design33User Interface Design31Visual Design6Interaction Design13Human Interface Design1HCI2Human Computer Interaction1Sketching9
+11 moreConcept DesignProduct DesignIndustrial DesignInformation ArchitectureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Customer ExperienceUser Experience Design (UED)Customer JourneysInDesignDesign ThinkingMobile Design

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shaun Modi?
Shaun Modi was a founding designer at Airbnb and has held design roles at Google, NASA, the CDC, and other government and technology organizations. He is now founder and CEO of Capitol AI, which provides AI-powered content generation from documents.
Where does Shaun Modi work?
Shaun Modi is Founder & CEO of Capitol AI.
What companies did Shaun Modi found?
Shaun Modi founded Capitol AI.
Where did Shaun Modi go to school?
Shaun Modi studied at Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, Industrial Design); MIT Sloan School of Management (Product Development); International Space University (Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1

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MIT Sloan School of Management mafia91

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Carmichael RobertsMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Lyratherapeutics +1Vicky BindraMBAFounded Pine Labs +1Julián MeloInnovate the future - Executive programFounded Ubits +1Gleb ChuvpiloFinancial Technology Option (FTO)Founded Authy +1Ben BrittMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Sundayhealth +1Surojit ChatterjeeMBAFounded Ema +1

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Airbnb mafia65

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanBoard ObserverFounded LinkedIn +2Brian ArmstrongSoftware EngineerFounded Coinbase +1Khaled HusseinPayments Product LeadFounded Tilt +2James J BesharaDirector, ProductFounded Tilt +1Leah CulverSenior iOS EngineerFounded Breaker +1Karri SaarinenPrincipal DesignerFounded Linear +1

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Rhode Island School of Design mafia10

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Brian CheskyBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)Founded AirbnbJoe GebbiaBFAFounded AirbnbJohn XieFounded TaskadeEthan AndersonBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)Founded FynnHarrison TelyanPre-College ProgramFounded FlowgladJeffrey LangeBachelor of Fine Arts - BFAFounded Scanbase

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International Space University mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Peter DiamandisPHDFounded Fountain LifeLisa RichExecutive Space CourseFounded XploreErik FranksSpace Resources Professional CourseFounded Tesseract

Same school

Also attended Rhode Island School of Design20

Brian CheskyCo-founder & CEO of AirbnbJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalJoe FlahertyDirector, Content & Community at Founder CollectiveZoe AngellInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRebecca SilverDirector at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

+ 14 more

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management518

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor

+ 512 more

Also attended International Space University17

Lindsey YeePrincipal at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcPeter DiamandisPhysician, entrepreneur, and futurist inspiring leaders to think exponentially and create a future of abundanceTamryn BarkerSector Director, Mining & Nature at Founders FactoryPawel ChudzinskiPartner at Point NineTal ShaharVenture Partner at Deep InsightMarlene GrenonAdvisor at IA Seed Ventures

+ 11 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Airbnb158

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalBrian CheskyCo-founder & CEO of AirbnbJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbNathan BlecharczykCo-founder & CSO of Airbnb

+ 152 more

Also worked at Google1,715

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures

+ 1,709 more

Also worked at Motorola87

Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Genping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersClint ChaoGeneral Partner at Moment Ventures, LlcAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at Converge

+ 81 more

Also worked at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration104

HariFellow at Clear VenturesSai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint VenturesJoe FlahertyDirector, Content & Community at Founder CollectiveJim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesGabe ShermanPresident, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesLinda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCO

+ 98 more