Ali Yazdi, Co-Founder

Head of Product, Data, & Engineering

10+ years falling deeper in the data rabbit hole.

Started in Finance @ Duke Energy automating executive reporting and building their first Contractor Database (in Access, don’t judge).

Graduated to SQL analysis @ Red Ventures to drive incremental yield (sold a lot of DIRECTV).

Utilized SQL + Python @ AvidXchange to help build the analytics team, revamp the RevOps department, create the Treasury Reconciliation tool AvidXchange uses to track customer funds, and oversaw the inception of the Spend Management initiative (when you use data, you solve problems).

Austin Shrum, Co-Founder

Head of Biz Dev & Growth

Passionate about using data to help companies grow smarter.

10+ years experience with leading technology, digital marketing, and Fintech firms in Charlotte. Deep data analysis, business insights, strategic partnerships, and growth experience.

Jumped straight out of McIntire (go Hoos) into Red Ventures and led/created the idea of gamifying Cross Selling (best product T-Shirt in RV history).

Chief of Staff at AvidXchange to SVP of Customer Success, Care, & Onboarding. Led a team that helped use data to speed up onboarding times, improve the customer care experience, and increase customer retention leading into Avid’s IPO (AVDX)!

Led the Revenue team for the flagship Sleep business at Pillar4 where he cut 30 new deals with leading sleep brand partners and increased monetization of Pillar 4’s websites by +30% year over year.