avni patel thompson

Building a more human future—one bold experiment at a time.

I'm a founder, writer, and systems thinker. I spend my time exploring how we can design technology, work, and family life to better serve human flourishing.

Avni Patel Thompson

A bit about me

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Scientist by training

Chemistry + Physics taught me to think systematically and fueled my passion to understand how the world works.

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Founder by calling

Built startups from zero, backed by Y Combinator and OpenAI. I know the journey intimately.

Brand builder

Years building big, everyday consumer brands taught me the importance of seeing daily friction and building products that eliminate it delightfully.

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AI pioneer

One of the first to build consumer AI products on LLMs. Exploring how to build technology in service of humanity.

Things I'm thinking about

Spoken, published, shared

Harvard Business Review Y Combinator Project Syndicate Quartz In Her Ellement

TED Talk

How can AI make space to be more human?

Y Combinator FFC

Building a startup is about solving a problem

YC Podcast

What shutting down your startup feels like

on backing Avni's vision for Milo (Business Insider)

"You never hear someone talk about the power of these models to help families. The idea that OpenAI's models could be powering that experience is what really sold us."