Jared Mantell

Jared Mantell is an emerging entrepreneur and 'philosopher-builder' with a strong focus on artificial intelligence, particularly in its application to semiconductor design. He co-founded Symbol Semiconductor (Dash Crystal) to automate electronics design, having raised significant seed funding. His entrepreneurial drive led him to leave his studies at Washington University to pursue this venture, driven by a belief in a limited window to influence the future of AI. jaredmantell+1

He is a core organizer and resident at Augmentation Lab, an independent R&D community and residency program focused on human-aligned technological advancement. This initiative, with roots at MIT Media Lab and Harvard, aims to prototype beneficial human augmentation technologies and explore 'Rhizome Futurism,' suggesting a commitment to ethical and interconnected systems in an AI-driven future. augmentationlab+1

Mantell possesses a solid technical background, with concurrent enrollment in EECS at UC Berkeley and prior studies in Computer Science and Economics at Washington University in St. Louis. His experience includes research software engineering at Harvard Law School and a software engineering internship at Mastercard, demonstrating a blend of academic rigor and practical industry application in his early career. augmentationlab

His innovative spirit extends to various projects, including 'Comet' which received a Holekamp Seed Fund award, and his involvement in 'Magnifi' for MIT Solve's Youth Innovation Challenge. He also participated in PrototypeSF, a collaborative creative work environment, and notably led a project to create a 'through-wall vision' system using Wi-Fi signals, showcasing his interest in cutting-edge hardware and software integration. washu+3