Lightning Rod Labs

⚡️ Building a better future with cutting-edge technology
Ben Turtel, Founder & CEO
  • Founder & CEO of Kazm
  • Founder & CTO of Rivet @ Area 120
  • 10+ years in Machine Learning, AI, and NLP
  • 6+ years Google SWE (L5), applied AI
  • Masters in Scientific Computing from NYU
  • Mentor to startups at StartX (Stanford), The Garage (Northwestern), and CoinTelegraph Accelerator
Danny Franklin, Founder & CTO
  • Founder & CTO of Kazm
  • Senior SWE of Rivet @ Area 120
  • 4+ years Google SWE (L5)
  • 7+ years SWE (Microsoft + Google)
  • Masters in CS from Stanford with an emphasis in AI

News

Pensive earns Awardable status on Tradewinds AI Marketplace
Pensive
An evidence-based personal trainer for your mind
AI Superforcasting
Superhuman reasoning for AI to predict the future
Kazm
Gamified Loyalty powered by Web3
Frankly
Video conversation platform for meaningful discourse
Acquired by Harvard University
Rivet
The #1 Reading App for Kids
Acquired by the Assistant team at Google
Kinship (Advisors)
Helping find people you can be real with

Projects

Pensive
An evidence-based personal trainer for your mind
AI Superforcasting
Superhuman reasoning for AI to predict the future
Kazm
Gamified Loyalty powered by Web3
Frankly
Video conversation platform for meaningful discourse
Acquired by Harvard University
Rivet
The #1 Reading App for Kids
Acquired by the Assistant team at Google
Kinship (Advisors)
Helping find people you can be real with
Capability Statement