Rich Tong
Rich Tong is Co-Founder and CEO at Total Neural Enterprises, Inc (tne.ai), Co-Founder at Restart Partners, and Co-Founder and Co-Director at Millions of Masks for Children. He is Managing Director at Iron Snow Group and Managing Partner at Tong Holdings. He was AI Business and Product Strategy Officer at Xevo Inc., Co-Founder and Advisor at New City Tech, and Co-founder and Chief Product and Business Officer at Surround.io.
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GeekWire Highlights Rad Power Bikes’ New CEO Amid Bankruptcy, Seattle Biotech’s AI Drug Venture, and $5.2M Acquisition Lawsuit in Week of Dec. 28, 2025
GeekWire's most popular stories for the week of Dec. 28, 2025, include leadership changes at Rad Power Bikes amid bankruptcy, Seattle biotech startups innovating in drug discovery, and discussions of AI market risks. Other highlights cover Microsoft's AI strategies in Windows, a Seattle tech lawsuit over a $5.2M acquisition, and forthcoming moon missions in 2026.
Former Microsoft Leader Rich Tong Launches AI Startup Total Neural Enterprises to Streamline Business AI Adoption
Rich Tong, a former Microsoft Windows leader and venture capitalist, co-founded Total Neural Enterprises in 2022 to help companies adopt AI by providing an integration layer and AI-powered tools like Persuasion that streamline business workflows. The startup aims to simplify AI deployment and boost productivity, supported by experienced former Microsoft executives including Paul Maritz.
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Total Neural Enterprises, Inc (tne.ai) Co-Founder and CEO 2022–present · current
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Millions of Masks for Children Co-Founder and Co-Director 2020–present · current
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Restart Partners Co-Founder 2020–present · current
Education
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Stanford University MBA, Business · 1985–1987
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Stanford University MSEE, Electrical Engineering · 1982–1983
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Princeton University BSE, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science · 1978–1982
