Henry Monzon
San Diego, United States
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Vernaio | Founder, CEO, Investor
Summary
Leading deep-tech AI company. 3-time Co-Founder/CEO, 5-time C-suite. Deep expertise navigating thru market cycles and various company stages, from start-ups at foundational stage to Fortune 500's. Raised $230M+ from investors. Negotiated and closed $0.6Bn in commercial deals, inclusive of single $150M contract. Led $0 to $650M USD tech start-up valuation increase within 2.5 years, as CEO & Founder Specialized in scaling up teams from 0 to 1, with differentiated technology, in deep-tech domain. Results-driven and resilient Executive and Entrepreneur/Founder with vast experience and track record in artificial intelligence (AI), silicon photonics, semiconductors, crypto / blockchain, telecom/wireless, Internet of Things (IoT) and medical devices. Strategic leader with fine-tuned intuition from years of experience in various organizations delivering results. Obsessed about creating traction; developing solid ecosystems to maximize top/bottom line returns; and forming strategic partnerships and alliances domestically and at a global level. ‘Hands on’ operator who thrives in rapidly scaling technology startups from 0 to 1; mid caps in hyper growth; and Fortune 500's going after ‘green field' untapped market opportunities. Expert in leading, empowering, and transforming global teams (leveling up); first principles approach to strategy development and product-market fit; capitalization (equity rounds); and P&L.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Vernaio
1 Oct 2023 - Present
2yrs 10mos
La Jolla, California
Vernaio is the only company offering a causal-AI powered solution with real-time / dynamic centerlining capabilities, which optimizes All production process KPI’s simultaneously. Vernaio’s foundational causal-AI technology is ready and market proven today, the applications extend beyond industrial domain, our journey has just began… Vernaio’s causal-AI solution, Process Booster X, autonomously detects and understands the cause and effect of production process disruptions, and parameters exceeding acceptable ranges. AI significantly optimizes process controls by delivering countermeasures (set-point adjustments) in real time, taking into consideration all process priorities/KPI’s, even conflicting ones. Unlike other sub-optimal solutions that address specific silo problems. 1- AI can handle 1000’s of time-series raw unlabeled data sets from factory floor. Self-labeling is done autonomously, without domain expertise or data scientists’ intervention; 2- AI runs effectively on lower-cost CPU’s (vs GPU’s), yet achieves the fastest insights and response, all in real-time in a live production environment;
Katena Computing Technologies
1mo
Executive Advisor
1 Jul 2022 - 31 Oct 2022
1mo
La Jolla, California
Co-Founder, and Chief Executive Officer
1 Oct 2019 - 30 Jun 2022
1mo
La Jolla, California
Fundraising: ~$14M in equity from Metaplanet, Blockchain.com, Qualcomm Executives Built company from 0 to $650M valuation within 2.5 years (private exit) Cryptographic compute systems, inclusive of chip/ASIC design, and Asia manufacturing setup. Built team from scratch. CEO-led, closed several multi-million commercial deals, including $150M single contract Won arbitration dispute.
Luminous Computing
1mo
Advisor
1 May 2021 - 30 Nov 2021
1mo
Mountain View, California, United States
Chief Financial Officer
1 May 2020 - 31 May 2021
1mo
Mountain View, California, United States
Fundraising: ~$100M+ in equity during Covid / 2020, inclusive of Gates Frontier, Gigafund, Metaplanet Silicon photonics AI systems, photonics elements/IP and chip design (shareholder)
Advisor
1 Oct 2019 - 31 May 2020
1mo
Mountain View, California, United States
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