Caleb John
Caleb John is an investor and engineer at Pioneer Square Labs. He previously founded Cedar Robotics and co-founded Pongo, which was acquired by Moondream.
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2026 GeekWire Awards Young Entrepreneur Finalists: Emily Choi-Greene's Clearly AI Raises $8.4M Seed, Alongside Robotics and AI Startups
The 2026 GeekWire Awards Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists include Emily Choi-Greene (Clearly AI), Caleb John (Pioneer Square Labs), Kavian Mojabe (MediScan AI), Charles Wu (Orchard Robotics), and Zheqing (Bill) Zhu (Pokee AI), showcasing innovation in AI, robotics, and cybersecurity. The event takes place May 7 in Seattle, with public voting for the winner open through April 16.
Startup Founders Nour Gajial and Avi Agola Relocate from Seattle to San Francisco to Boost AI Ventures
Several early-stage startup founders, including Nour Gajial of MathGPT and Avi Agola of Talunt, are relocating from Seattle to San Francisco to leverage its dense AI startup ecosystem, investor networks, and customer base amid the AI boom. Despite Seattle’s strengths as a global AI hub, entrepreneurs see San Francisco as essential for scaling and maximizing success.
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Pioneer Square Labs Investor / Engineer 2025–present, Consultant 2025 · current
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Pongo (Acquired by Moondream) Co-Founder & CEO 2022–2024 · past
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Anduril Industries Software Engineer 2021–2022 · past
Education
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University of Washington No degree, Dropped Out · 2020–2021
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Eastlake High School 2020
