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Marshall Kools

Marshall Kools

Co-founder building AI to automate manufacturing office workflows

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San Francisco, California
Appleton, Wisconsin
Joined April 2026
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Summary

Founder focused on practical AI for manufacturing offices: Marshall co‑founded Arzana to automate front‑office tasks (quoting, order entry, customer updates) so manufacturers can scale without adding headcount; he leads the product/engineering work to integrate AI with ERPs and real workflows. arzana+2
Competitive athlete and team leader: A Neenah, Wisconsin native, Marshall was a dominant high‑school wrestler (state champion, All‑Fox Valley honoree) and continued wrestling at Stanford, where he earned competitive results and Pac‑12 Academic recognition. postcrescent+2
Student-founder operator: While at Stanford Marshall co‑founded campus ventures (including Brilla) and ran small direct‑to‑consumer operations, demonstrating early-stage operations, sales, and product experience alongside his studies. eatbrilla+1
Visible in mainstream coverage of young AI founders: Marshall has been profiled in national press as part of a cohort of young San Francisco AI entrepreneurs, indicating public-facing founder activity and engagement with the AI/startup community. nytimes

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Competitive wrestling (high school state champion; collegiate wrestler at Stanford). gostanford+1

Club rugby (Stanford club sports participation). stanfordclubsports

Notes

JMJohn Moraskisaid
MKMarshall Kools
is one of the most well-connected people they know in manufacturing.

Apr 5, 2026