Sheldon Lewis

Co-Founder

Diligent – Backed by Erez Capital•  August 2024 - Present

Built AI-based investment facilitation infrastructure for VCs, raising pre-seed and revenue in 1 month. Delivered functional POCs and an early product suite solo, establishing a pipeline of 40+ funds for launch.

Associate Consultant, Product

Electric Mind – CIBCUS Technology Modernization•  September 2024 - December 2024

Directed strategic product management for a $2M infrastructure program for Private Wealth clients. Conducted end-to-end analysis, capability modeling, and acceptance testing to inform key decisions. Facilitated communication between stakeholders & a 12-person team to align business & technical goals. Defined technical specs and user stories to streamline implementation and improve delivery efficiency.

Head of Product, AI Software Engineer

Equitary [acq.]•  May 2024 - August 2024

Led a 10-person AI engineering team automating comprehensive due diligence for VC and PE firms. Directed product strategy and development to prime for acquisition, aligning client and market needs. Launched a financial analysis algorithm for data room operations, accelerating deal flow for stakeholders. Secured 30 partnerships with high-profile VCs, boosting credibility and contributing to a $1M seed raise.

Software Developer Intern, Innovation Lab

Interac•  September 2023 - December 2023

Rapid prototyping and pitching to ideate, validate, and incubate 4 early-stage strategic investments. Built financial emulator API tokenizing authentication to secure modular consent across 30+ endpoints. Built assistive NLP tool utilizing gathered data for end-user data privacy, internal compliance enforcement.

Software Developer Intern, Machine Learning

Interac•  January 2023 - April 2023

Led transition to new ML fraud detection system, generating $1.5M/month in model lift. Enhanced test environment infrastructure to support 2 new service launches.