Hazel

Hazel

AI-enabled procurement for government

New York City, NY
7 employees
Gov Tech
Seed · $500K

About Hazel

AI-enabled procurement for government

Open positions (1)

Company details

Team Size7
LocationNew York City, NY
IndustryGov Tech

Funding

Total raised

$500K

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator
TTusk Ventures
Rebel Fund
PPhoenix Investment Club

Founders

Elton Lossner

Elton Lossner

Originally from Atlanta, Elton graduated with a bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Harvard, where he cofounded MakeHarvard and wrote an AI/ML thesis in medtech. He interned in data engineering for Capital One and aerospace engineering for a space startup. He spent ~5 years at BCG, exiting as Project Leader. He built *lots* of slides and led strategy and procurement cases in the Aerospace & Defense and Public Sector practice areas. He lives in Boston with his wife.

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August Sun Chen

August Sun Chen

@Palantir, I built wildfire prevention apps that led to a 99% reduction in acres impacted by wildfires in CA. I also developed several channel partnerships from 0 ->1, securing $Xmm in high-margin licenses. MechE/CS @ Harvard '20. Led MakeHarvard. My thesis was on how we can safely deploy aerosols into the stratosphere to save Earth (see: geoengineering).

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.