I build companies.
From the first idea
to the details that make it work.

I'm Phat, a repeat venture-backed founder and Thiel Fellow. I build products, AI systems, and the businesses behind them.

Over the past decade, I've built software for auto repair shops, founded a consumer brand, worked inside DTC businesses, and built AI systems. I've taken products from idea to market, raised funding, led teams, and built supply chains from scratch.

Companies & experience

Built & worked at

Different companies, the same thread: turning a hard problem into a product that works, then figuring out how to grow it.

Eight Sleep

AI systems

I built AI systems for Eight Sleep, bringing my product-building experience to a consumer technology business.

Ultra

DTC

I worked at Ultra, the fastest-growing non-collab DTC brand in the world. That experience put me inside a fast-moving consumer brand, close to the growth problems consumer brands face.

Dashfi

Director of Growth

As Director of Growth at Dashfi, I helped build a quickly growing, event-led growth engine selling to ecommerce brands.

Noots

Founder & CEO

I founded Noots, a venture-backed supplements brand. I built the brand and products, launched a mobile app, raised funding, and built the manufacturing and supply chain behind the business.

Sleeker

Co-founder & CEO

I co-founded Sleeker, software that helped independent auto repair shops manage their work, from scheduling to billing. I led a distributed product team and raised funding to build it.

I started in aerospace engineering, was recruited for the U.S. Navy's nuclear propulsion program, and became a Thiel Fellow in 2017. The industries have changed. The instinct hasn't: I love building things. I love solving hard problems.

Angel investments

Crescent

A consumer health startup making it easier for people to sleep well.

Acquired by BetterUp in 2021.

Zurp

A credit card and rewards platform that allows fans to support their favorite creators.

Raised a $5M pre-seed in 2023.

Carry

Helping business owners build wealth. Founded by Ankur Nagpal, founder of Teachable, which sold for $250M.

Formerly Ocho.

Recognition & conversations

Featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, NerdWallet, Business Journal, and Business Wire.

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