LAIF Team

William Richard
Co-founder, CEO
William is a visionary with +5 years in Artificial Intelligence and +9 years in Software and Leadership. Before leading LAIF, William co-founded 2 other companies focused on Software and Hardware, and built apps used by a total of +80 million users. William studied for a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Ioan Istrate
Chief Strategy Officer
Ioan is an XPRIZE Visioneer ($10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE) and a Forbes Under 30 with extensive expertise in commercializing innovative tech IP across sectors, with a focus on medtech, built upon a foundation in management consulting. Ioan co-founded a cybersecurity US-UK startup, and advised enterprises and scale-ups alike in strategic topics. Ioan holds an MBA from UCLA.