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Ellie Daw

Ellie Daw

Founder and tech advisor cryptography, platforms, zero-to-one

San Francisco, California
Joined February 2026

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Summary

Builds tools to make AI-driven development auditable and reliable: Ellie is actively building gjalla and related tooling to reconcile architecture/spec documentation with code, track system-level behavior, and help teams and agentic coding tools understand what changed and why. tinyhunt+2
Deep practical knowledge of cryptography and secure systems: she authors and teaches an introductory cryptography course, writes about encryption and data security, and has a background in security-focused engineering roles. justhacking+1
Product and engineering leader across startups and enterprise: her career spans software engineering, research, product management, consulting and founding roles — from Cisco and Accenture through product roles at Shift5 and leadership/consulting at Unstuck and gjalla. justhacking
Inventor and contributor on digital engineering and sustainability patents: listed as an inventor on patents focused on secure digital engineering ecosystems and architectures to quantify avoided carbon emissions, reflecting engagement at the intersection of engineering, security, and sustainability. google+1
Contributor to public-health technical standards and interoperability work: she has participated in working-group efforts on contact-tracing and public-health technical guidance. luc+1

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Former competitive team gymnastics coach (coaching was a long-term early-career activity).