
Zach M.
YC-Backed Founder | AI/ML Startup Expert | Build with LLMs
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Studied at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Works at D-Star
Available tomorrow at 8:00 PM UTC
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Zach's Coaching Offerings
AI/ML Engineering Recruiting: Start-to-Finish
Expert help on everything from getting the interview to landing the offer.
Starting at $1,80010h+ of coaching
Nail the AI/ML Engineering Interviews
Crush the interview through mock interviews, personalized feedback, and more.
Starting at $9505h+ of coaching
Advance Your AI/ML Engineering Career
Expert coaching to elevate your skills and achieve your AI/ML goals.
Starting at $1,80010h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $200/hr
Get help with Technical Skills.
Zach’s AI & ML Engineering Qualifications
Experience level: Executive
I started my career by founding a quant hedge fund, where we used a variety of ML techniques to build predictive models. Then I founded a YC-backed AI infra startup called Superpowered AI. We built one of the first RAG-as-a-service platforms, where we served over 10k users. I now work as an AI coach and consultant and maintain a popular open-source AI project called dsRAG, which has 1.5k stars on GitHub.
Zach can help with:
Technical Skills
About Zach
I've been working in AI/ML my entire career, first as a quant hedge fund manager and then as a startup founder. I was the founder and CEO of Superpowered AI, which took part in the S22 batch of Y Combinator. We pioneered some cutting-edge RAG techniques and served 10,000+ users. Now I spend most of my time helping startups build state-of-the-art applications with LLMs.
Why do I coach?
I enjoy working with smart, ambitious people who are eager to learn.
Work Experience

Founder and CEO
D-Star
June 2024 - Present
Founder and CEO
Superpowered AI
January 2023 - May 2024
Founder and CEO
Levo Financial
January 2021 - December 2022

Chief Investment Officer
Alpha Southern Capital
March 2019 - July 2021

Founder
White Oak Capital Management
May 2016 - March 2019
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics
2014 - 2016
Activities and societies: Boyd Venture Fund Competition two-time winner