Luis Salazar
Founder of AI4SP
Seattle, Washington
Overview
Work Experience
Founder and CEO
2023 - Current
We create,use, and support AI that Works for All
AI4SP transforms one billion data points into one insight that matter to help you create, use, and support AI that works for all.
Entrepreneur, CEO, Board Member
2015
Connect Sparks offers advisory services on go-to-market, data sciences, monetization, product strategy, and capital raising
Connect Sparks advises on go-to-market, data sciences, monetization, product strategy, and capital raising to tech companies.
Co-founder: AI for Digital Evidence Management
2018
Leading Cloud-based Digital Video Evidence Management Solution in the US
Guardify is a digital platform that makes evidence management.
Co-Founder: Insights as a Service Platform to Spark Social Innovation
2019 - 2022
Leading Insights as a Service company for social innovation in the US. We provide leaders with the insights, advice, and tools needed to deliver on their mission.
X4Impact is a free market intelligence platform for social innovation
Raised $1,000,000.00 from Shelly Cano Kurtz and Luis J. Salazar.
Co-founder: Created 5 Tech Social Ventures, 3 exits
2017 - 2022
We Create, Advise, and Invest in Technologies That Solve Urgent Social Issues.
Innovation Lab creating Sustainable Ventures to address complex social issues - Technology for the Public Interest - #Tech4PI
Co-founder: Unleashing Impact Driven Philanthropy
2017 - 2019
Informing Philanthropic Giving to tackle our most urgent issues in the global society
Co-founder: Helping 10K+ low wage workers every month
2011 - 2016
Text-message based technology to help low wage hourly workers to get hired
Candidate Engagement Platform for hourly workers.
Raised $20,068,726.00 from Trilogy Equity Partners, Founders' Co-op, Family Angel Management Fund, Madrona, Madrona, Founders' Co-op and Trilogy Equity Partners.
Global VP of Product
2010 - 2011
Yahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services.
Raised $6,800,000.00 from Visa, SoftBank Capital, Sequoia Capital and Reuters Venture Capital.
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
2008 - 2010
Turn-around Team Member. Grew capacity to over 2 billion research surveys per year, moved to AWS cloud and facilitated exit for a positive return to investors
GM and Co-founder Office Live (now Office 365)
2004 - 2008
GM MSN Product Marketing
2003 - 2004
GM Global Mid Market
1999 - 2003
Director Marketing and Enterprise Market
1997 - 1999
Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.
Education
Engineer
1983 - 1988
Management & Business Program
1994 - 1995