Jorrel Sto Tomas
Studied at Y Combinator
Works at fusionnode.ai
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About Jorrel
Been in tech industry for 8+ years ever since coming out of my alma mater, UC Berkeley. I've worked across nearly every high impact industry in Operations, Data, and Product functions, which I strongly leverage into my entrepreneurship philosophy. I started my first company, a data consultancy in 2021 and built a six-figure ARR business. I later started a YC-backed company in 2022 and raised a multi-million dollar seed round from Tier 1 VCs with nearly 12 strategic investors on our cap table. In 2024, I decided to start a business overseas in the cybersecurity space - FusionNode, where we are an EOR, Staff Augmentation, and Managed Services business that works and partners with some of the largest Cybersecurity companies on the planet.
Why do I coach?
I made a lot of pricy mistakes (monetarily and operationally) throughout the years experimenting and failing forward trying to figure out the best way for me to build companies and launch products. I always kept wondering back then if I had just been warned or told to think about things before doing them, that I may have been able to avoid the heartache and stress that had come with some of those decisions. I want to be that person for others, the coach that I didn't have, so that even though I know that some mistakes or failings are inevitable, I can be there in the corner providing guidance and support for the next round when it's time to move, be strategic, and grow.
Work Experience
Co-founder
Whale Laboratories
March 2024 - Present
Built and maintain several software products: GobyWifi - turning cafe wifi into a revenue multiplier Bubble Surf - an internal intranet to encourage community building within your wifi (a sub product of GobyWifi) WaveDesk - AI copilot for Mortgage Loan Originators GuessWhale - A Wordle-like game where you guess the prompt that generated the image
Co-founder & Chief AI Officer
fusionnode.ai
February 2024 - Present
FusionNode is an Employer of Record in the Philippines, Security SaaS Service Delivery Partner, and a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that integrates, centralizes, and streamlines cybersecurity operations.
Product Analyst
Lever
January 2022 - April 2022
Co-Founder
Mintplex Labs
November 2021 - July 2023
Selected into Y Combinator (S22); product-managed and scaled 6 AI and agent products, most notably AnythingLLM, Vector Admin, Mintfoundry, Alters.AI, and Mintplex Launchpad. • Defined product architecture for LLM tool use, retrieval, and multi-step agent workflows, turning emerging science into shipped features. • Iterated with a global open-source community and the broader YC and startup ecosystems.
Data Operations Manager
Subject
August 2021 - January 2022
Data Analyst
Buildbox
April 2020 - April 2021
Data Operations Associate
Flexport
September 2019 - April 2020
Education
Y Combinator
N/A, N/A
2022 - 2022
Mintplex Labs (fka Rampp Labs) S22 https://mintplexlabs.com/
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts, Political Economy | Education
Activities and societies: Golden Bear Orientation, University Communications Association (UCA), Cal Literature Arts Magazine (CLAM), Cal Climbing, Cal Hiking (CHAOS), Cal Golf Club, Cal Archery Club
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