Maitai makes building reliable AI applications easy. We autocorrect faulty model output in real-time and automatically fine-tune models that learn from their mistakes. This means our customers get more reliable results immediately, and over time, they gain custom models built specifically for their application that only get better and faster. You wouldn’t hire an employee who doesn’t learn from their mistakes—so why use a model that doesn’t? Maitai is here to deliver the next generation of reliable AI inference.
Total raised
$125K
Last stage
Pre-seed
Investors
Ian Hoegen
Founder and CTO @ Maitai. Previously a Tech Lead at Presto (S10), delivering CV based analytics and LLM powered voice ordering for the enterprise drive thru. A true jack of all trades, I have hands-on experience with infrastructure, software development, the machine learning stack, and everything in between.
LinkedInChristian DalSanto
Founder and CEO @ Maitai. Previous co-founder at Yew, led the AI engineering org at Presto (S10), and Big Bets team at Earnin. I spent most of my career getting AI applications from skunkworks to production, and then scaling them from there.
LinkedInIan Hoegen
Founder and CTO @ Maitai. Previously a Tech Lead at Presto (S10), delivering CV based analytics and LLM powered voice ordering for the enterprise drive thru. A true jack of all trades, I have hands-on experience with infrastructure, software development, the machine learning stack, and everything in between.
Christian
Co-founder of Maitai (YC S24), building a self-optimizing LLM platform that autocorrects bad responses and fine-tunes models.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
Ian
Co-founder of Maitai (YC S24), developing an LLM platform for reliable AI applications with request optimization and continuous improvement.
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.