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Tony Espinoza

Investor at Product

Los Gatos, California

Overview 

Tony Espinoza is a co-founder and thought partner with a successful track record in zero-to-one product development, having held executive roles at companies like Couchsurfing and Nickelodeon. He has a strong background in digital media, product management, and entrepreneurship, with a focus on strategic partnerships and mobile applications. Espinoza's career highlights include serving as CEO of Couchsurfing and Vice President & GM of Social Gaming at Nickelodeon, showcasing his expertise in driving product development and growth in the digital media industry.

Work Experience 

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Stealth Startup

  • Operating Advisor

    2025 - Current

Common Tools

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2025

    Top-tier venture-funded AI Consumer Platform

  • Operating Advisor

    2024

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Kimono.

  • Operating Advisor

    2024

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Cimphony

  • Operating Advisor

    2024

    AI legal and compliance for small businesses

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Prometheus Technologies

  • Board Member

    2021

    AI Alpha as a Service

  • Operating Advisor

    2020

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NFW

  • Chief Product Officer

    2023 - 2023

  • Strategic Consultant to Board of Directors

    2022 - 2023

  • Operating Advisor & Consultant

    2018 - 2022

    http://NFW.earth Next gen biomaterials that are not only good for the planet but also meet the high-performance demands of industries like fashion, footwear, and automotive across 50 global brands. Raised over $200MM to date. Named Earthshot Prize Finalist in 2024.

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ZaiNar

  • Operating Advisor

    2019 - 2023

    Stanford StartX, Next Gen Location Platform/PNT for 5G. Funded by Softbank and Future Ventures.

ZaiNar is a technology that can track the real-time location of anything.

Raised $16,663,570.00 from Hella Ventures, SBNY, George Godula, Sand Hill Angels, CP Ventures, Chris Sang and Samsung NEXT.

zainartech.com
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Stanford University Department of Computer Science

  • Managing Director

    2021 - 2022

    Open Virtual Assistant Lab (OVAL), as part of Stanford Human-centered AI (HAI), innovates at the intersection of Natural Language Processing (NLP/LLM), Deep Learning, Programming Languages & Human-Computer Interaction in order to enable the next generation platform for privacy-protected, multi-modal voice experiences.

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ToneStone

  • Operating Advisor

    2020 - 2022

    Interactive Music Platform from Guitar Hero & Rock Band creator

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Solsten

  • Operating Advisor

    2018 - 2022

    AI Consumer Insights Platform

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