Advisors
The bench that sharpens the pitch.
Operators, founders, and investors who give specific, dimension-aware feedback at every retreat. Each cohort works with advisors across five dimensions — VC, GTM, sales, product, and technical — so every founder gets at least one pass on the angle that matters most for their next raise.

Adria Hou
Design lead & angel investor
ProductVenture / capital
Anand Atreya
AI researcher and startup advisor
TechnicalInception alumni · also a founder

Andrew Radin
5x founder, 2 exits
ProductVenture / capitalInception alumni · also a founder

Andrew Scheuermann
Deep-tech founder and operator
Technical
Arisa Makihara
Senior Associate, DGDV
Venture / capital
Assaf Einat
Founder, Boom Entertainment
ProductGTMInception alumni · also a founder

Ben Peters
Product & growth advisor
ProductGTM
Ed Kim
COO, GuestOS
GTMSalesInception alumni · also a founder

Evonne Johnson
Product design & UX mentor
ProductInception alumni · also a founder

Kathy Wang
Product designer
ProductInception alumni · also a founder

Monisha Perkash
2x exited founder
ProductGTMInception alumni · also a founder

Natsuki Tamura
Head of G-STARTUP Accelerator
Venture / capitalGTM
Pablo Bariola
Growth & investment advisor
Venture / capitalGTMInception alumni · also a founder

Patricia Liu
Angel investor & pitch-deck specialist
Venture / capital
Sae Nuruki
Founder, MeltingHack
Technical
Shawn Kung
AI infra & data systems
TechnicalProduct
Shreeganesh Ramanan
20 years in software
TechnicalProductInception alumni · also a founder

Sophie Vu
Marketing & GTM executive
GTMSalesInception alumni · also a founder

Steve Barsh
Founder, operator, investor
Venture / capitalGTM
Tiffine Wang
Investor and startup advisor
Venture / capital
Yukio Uematsu
AI researcher and mentor
Technical
Want to advise at Inception?
Advisor selection is referral-driven. If you're an operator, investor, or founder with directly relevant experience for AI-native companies, here's how the process works.
How to become an advisor