Encord was started by former quants, physicists and computer scientists. We experienced firsthand how the lack of purpose-built tooling and infrastructure was impeding the progress of building practical AI applications. AI felt to us like what the early days of computing or the internet must have felt like, where the potential of the technology was clear, but the tools and processes surrounding it left much to be desired. From first starting the company, we believed there must be a better way to making AI development practical.

The team is composed of a team with a deep technical foundation and a breadth of operating experience. Our people include engineers, operatives, and creatives from some of the largest technology companies on the planet, PhDs, and world-class alumni from Tessian, Meta, DRW, Goldman Sachs, Twilio, Microsoft, J.P. Morgan, and more. We are backed by some of the foremost leaders in the space including CRV, Y Combinator Continuity, top industry executives, and other leading Bay Area investors.