The Humans

We could've just hired a cleaner. But where's the fun in that?

The Gatsby team
san francisco, circa 2026
CEO & Co-founder

Aron Frishberg

UChicago dropout · Third Point · Fira (YC W25)

Previously at Third Point ($22B AUM hedge fund) and on the founding team of Fira (YC W25). Built Spider-Man wall-climbing technology using electromagnets in high school. Double-majored in CS and economics at UChicago, where he did economics research with a Nobel laureate, before dropping out to build Gatsby.

CTO & Co-founder

Akiva Himelhoch

UChicago dropout · Bronfman Fellow · ML Research

Graduated high school at 16. Built Geiger counters in middle school. Bronfman Fellow. Contributed to published ML research on ancient Greek character recognition. Double-majored in CS and economics at UChicago, solo-built a live iOS app for a $1B+ AUM asset manager, before dropping out to build Gatsby.

West Egg Labs

Gatsby is a West Egg Labs company, based in San Francisco. We're small on purpose. We believe the best products come from teams where everyone knows everyone's coffee order. Or tea order, in Aron's case.

* The tea thing is a real point of contention in the office.