Where does Shaun Modi work?

Shaun Modi is Founder & CEO of 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).

Shaun Modi

Founder

Founder & CEO at Capitol AI

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

FoundedCapitol AI · YC

Find your path to Shaun

488 people in our graph share verified history with Shaun — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

OlaunlockedShaun: together at MIT Sloan School of Management (2006–2007)

×3Shaun: together at Airbnb

×2Shaun: together at Nokia

Shaun: together at MIT Sloan School of Management

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 AI YC S24

Intro paths

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

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 CapitalBerlin Designer FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026 Failup VenturesHelsinki · $200K – $1M checks Imagination CapitalNew York · $100K – $150K checks Together FundBangalore · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Capitol AI

thomas hallaranFounder

Experience

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

Skills & more

Design Strategy22User Experience53Experience Design25User Interface19User-centered Design33User Interface Design31Visual Design6Interaction Design13Human Interface Design1HCI2Human Computer Interaction1Sketching9

+11 more

Concept 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).