Built by people who've shipped effortless AI agents at scale

Tnuki is built on decades of hands-on experience across AI/ML systems, product design, enterprise software, and business workflows. Our team brings expertise from MIT, Harvard, Nokia Research, Sandia National Laboratories, and 10x Genomics.

Jason Gao

CEO & Founder

Jason spent a decade building cutting-edge data processing systems: from cybersecurity tools at Sandia National Laboratories to enterprise AI platforms as VP at 10x Genomics. His PhD at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) produced two best-paper awards. At Tnuki, he architects the AI agents that turn a single sentence into a qualified pipeline.

MIT PhD, EECS Harvard S.B., EECS

Frances Yun

Product & Design

Frances formerly built the software product and design teams from zero to 16 as Senior Director of Software Product at 10x Genomics. She has designed products at OpenTable, Fidelity, and Nokia, and co-founded two startups, handling everything from code to marketing. At Tnuki, she obsesses over making AI-powered sales feel effortless.

Harvard A.B., Economics

Why we fixed prospecting

From working alongside sales teams both big and small, we know first-hand how painful prospecting is: endless manual research, software with too many clicks, tweaking emails one by one that rarely get a response. The tools that are supposed to make it "easy" often make it worse.

Tnuki delivers prospects timed to real buying signals, effortlessly. There's no learning curve, no IT tickets, no "implementation project." Just tell Tnuki what you sell and instantly see qualified prospects matched to your industry and territory. Each day, you get Today's Plays drawn from the latest news, LinkedIn, and X activity — a finite list of who to contact, what to say, and verified contact info. Finish the list and you're done.

Our little collection of tanuki's

Why "Tnuki"? (pronounced tah-noo-kee)

Tnuki is named after tanuki, a beloved symbol of luck and financial fortune in Japan. People often put tanuki statues outside their houses, welcoming good fortune. Our hope is that Tnuki will similarly bring its users bountiful prosperity.

P.S. Gamers might also recognize tanuki from "Tanooki Mario" or "Tom Nook" from Animal Crossing!

Built by people who've shipped effortless AI agents at scale

Why we fixed prospecting

Why "Tnuki"? (pronounced tah-noo-kee)

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