Ethos

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Daniel Mankowitz, lead author of the AlphaDev paper whose sorting algorithms now run trillions of times daily, left DeepMind to co-found Ethos with operator James Lo.

Ethos runs a voice-first expert network that uses AI interviews to build structured profiles of specialized knowledge. The company closed a $22.75 million Series A led by a16z after reporting 35,000 weekly expert signups and eight-figure ARR.