Talvy
Voice AI to assess and train talent
Talvy uses Voice AI to assess and train talent through AI-simulated conversations.
KJ Hardrict – Engineer, Investor, Creator; 2020 MIT B.S. & Stanford PhD Dropout
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keltonhardrictjr/
Current Venture/Role: Talvy, Co-founder & CEO
Background: KJ is an entrepreneurial engineer & principal investor who has built conversational-AI products, led early-stage teams, and cultivated a tech-education brand followed by 130K+ subscribers with 13M+ views. KJ’s blend of engineering, startup leadership, revenue-driven growth, and large-scale audience engagement strengthens Talvy’s ability to attract talent, shape product, and evangelize a data-driven future for sales teams.
Yoeal Efrem – ex-Palantir Software Engineer; 2018 MIT B.S. Computer Science
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoealefrem/
Current Venture/Role: Talvy, Co-founder & CTO
Background: Yoeal is an experienced engineer who has taken AI products from zero to global scale over the last seven years. His blend of large-scale ML infrastructure, sales-call analytics, and enterprise delivery directly underpins Talvy’s mission to help with hiring, evaluating and coaching sales agents.
Lisa Vo – 5x technical founder, ex-Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer, Simon Sinek’s CTO, 2019 Harvard B.A. Computer Science
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisalevo/
Current Venture/Role: Talvy, Co-founder & Product Lead
Background: Lisa is a 5x technical co-founder whose companies span enterprise AI, civic tech, and consumer applications. She’s built and led engineering teams across both mission-driven and venture-scale startups, raised millions in funding, and designed products used by thousands — from school board candidates to Fortune 500 companies. Lisa’s superpower lies in her deep understanding of people and her ability to translate human problems into technical solutions.
Yaateh Richardson
Current Venture/Role: Talvy, Founding ML Engineer
Background: ex-MIT & Meta
Sebastian Esquivel
Current Venture/Role: Talvy, Founding Chief of Staff
Background: ex-MIT