Vest AI, Inc. was founded by Daniel Kim and Tavana Alailima. They lead the company and build the product together.
Daniel spent six years as a software engineer at Apple. In 2022 he founded Base16, where he has spent more than four years building computer vision, machine learning and AI products. He holds certifications in deep learning and agentic AI. Before Apple he built embedded and sensor software at Panasonic Avionics, did his graduate research at UCLA on real-time biomedical imaging, and earned first class honors at the University of Auckland.
Tavana grew up doing construction side projects and joined the laborers' union. He went on to earn a Computer Engineering degree and spent more than five years as a software engineer at Apple, where Daniel was his mentor. In 2022 he left to found his first AI startup, and has since built and led software & AI for startups and large enterprises.
Vest AI, Inc. is a Delaware corporation based in San Jose, CA 95126.
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