#135 Thoras AI: The Twin Effect

Twin sisters Nilo and Jennifer Rahmani used to be site reliability engineers. Where they worked night and day to keep servers running at companies like Slack. But Nilo and Jen left their cushy jobs in tech to build Thoras AI, a platform that helps startups scale and optimize their cloud infrastructure using AI. Will the investors get down on site reliability, or will this “family business” scare them away? Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin and Paige Finn Doherty.

Speakers

AI Chat

Josh Muccio

Host • 23%

Cyan Banister

Host • 9%

Nilo Rahmani

Guest • 28%

Charles Hudson

Host • 9%

Elizabeth Yin

Host • 5%

Paige Doherty

Host • 2%

Jennifer Rahmani

Guest • 0%

Charles Hudson

Host • 2%

Jennifer Rahmani

Guest • 6%

Nilo Rahmani

Guest • 14%

Jennifer Rahmani

Guest • 3%

Chapters

0:00	Intro to Nilo and Jen Rahmani's startup, Thoras AI
1:09	Investor intros
2:29	Nilo and Jen's pitch for Thoras AI
5:21	Investors ask about design partnerships and customer interactions
7:50	Nilo and Jen share their backgrounds
10:29	Product development progress and market fit
17:45	Investor decisions
21:00	Post-pitch investor discussion
24:42	'After the pitch' interview with Nilo and Jen Rahmani
33:46	Josh's closing remarks and a preview of next week's episode

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