2x World Cup rugby player building unified communication platform serving Premier League clubs, Tier-1 national sport teams and more

++ COO/CPO at Kiva building in stealth

Welcome to the 80th edition of the Geeks Of The Valley (GOTV) Newsletter, where we curate interesting early-stage startups (Series A and earlier) every week. If you enjoy and want to keep abreast with insights and interesting early-stage startups before they go big, subscribe to this newsletter ✌️.

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Geeks of the week

Startup Name: Butter

Geography: Denmark (but operating fully remote).

One-liner: Helping people collaborate globally in a more interactive, delightful manner.

Founder(s) Background: Group Director (Strategy and Development) at Lion & Lion (clients include AIA, Bayer, Carlsberg, Emborg, Kellogg’s, Red Bull and more).

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Startup Name: Kairos

Geography: UK

One-liner: Kairos optimizes the performance of professional athletes by providing them with a structured tool to engineer and own their bespoke medical, athletic, and skill requirements.

Founder(s) Background: Former Irish national rugby player (2x World Cup edition cap).

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Founders building in stealth

• Product Manager at QuantumBlack (AI arm of Mckinsey).

• Valon (Series B; a16z-backed) 1st PM.

• Director of Product Management for VR and AI (New Initiatives) at Matterport (IPO-ed).

• COO/CPO at Kiva.

• Research Scientist (Quantum Generative AI) at X, the moonshot factory.

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Insight, Idea & Trend