David Lawee

David Lawee is a co-founder of Crucible Labs. A seasoned entrepreneur, investor and tech executive, David boasts an impressive 18-year tenure at Alphabet, where he served as Google’s Chief Marketing Officer, VP of Corporate Development, and Founder of CapitalG, Alphabet’s $7 billion growth fund.

David’s interest in decentralized applications began in 1999 with the launch of SETI@home, sparking a lifelong passion for distributed computing. David became captivated by Bittensor in 2022 after a chance meeting with Ala and Jacob, recognizing its potential to lead the development and deployment of decentralized AI.

Ala Shaabana

Ala Shaabana is a co-founder of Crucible Labs. Previously, Ala was a co-founder of Bittensor, and the Opentensor Foundation, where he led the development and maintenance of the Bittensor protocol since 2019. He holds a Ph.D. in applied artificial intelligence and has a background in industrial research and development on distributed computing and load prediction, having previously worked at VMware from 2018 to 2019. His work focuses on advancing decentralized machine learning and AI infrastructure.