alwaysAI's Story

Stefan Sillén brings over 20 years of experience across the global industrial sector, most recently as President and CEO of Sea Dragon Energy, Inc. Sillén will actively work with alwaysAI to bring the power of computer vision to the industrial sector, allowing enterprises to transform operations, improve efficiency, and drive more revenue.

Tim Watkin is a seasoned financial professional with over 25 years of experience in the investment management industry, specializing in entrepreneurship and innovation. Most recently, he served as an Aluminum, Zinc, and FX Portfolio Manager at Drakewood Capital Management Ltd., where he worked from 2018 to 2024. Additionally, he is a founder of Exurban Ltd and serves as a Director on the board.

John Abbamondi is a widely respected sports and entertainment industry veteran with deep experience across multiple sports leagues, teams and entertainment properties. He is the former CEO of BSE Global, the parent company of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and Barclays Center, one of the top-ranked multi-purpose arenas globally. Under his leadership, the Brooklyn Nets set franchise records for attendance and revenue and were the fastest-growing business in the NBA. 

Pete Buhl is an entrepreneur, operating executive, and early-stage startup investor. His operating and investing experience spans consumer, enterprise software & financial verticals in a variety of global markets. Pete is currently the Founder/CEO of CalUp which he started in 2020. Prior to CalUp, Pete was co-founding CEO of Beeline Connect, a company he built, sold, and re-acquired. Prior to Beeline, Pete spent 12 years as co-founding General Partner and early-stage investor at BlueRun Ventures and served on the Board of Directors of Paypal (PYPL), LocationLabs (Avast), Like.com (GOOG), NexPlanar (CCMP), Netil (AKAM), Zmanda (CARB), Pogo (EA), Bitfone (HP) and FreedomPay. Pete started his career at Price Waterhouse and is a graduate of the Business School at UC Berkeley.

Dr. Gabriel A. Silva is a Professor of Neurosciences and Bioengineering at UCSD. As a world-leading expert in neuroscience and machine learning, Dr. Silva will collaborate with alwaysAI to further advance their computer vision technology and solutions. Dr. Silva’s work aims to understand how the brain works as an engineered system and how to apply this understanding to next-generation machine learning and machine inference.

Ryan Durishin brings over 12 years of experience in the retail sector, currently serving as the Vice President of Development at Oakscale Franchise Development. Durishin is a resourceful marketing and sales leader that exceeds objectives through new business development, customer service, and cost savings business strategies. He is an expert in Sales, Marketing, and Business Development as an innovator of new leads generation, market analysis, and account acquisition.