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Vishwanath](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/t-r-vishwanath/), Glean Technologies, Inc.\n- [Tony Gentilcore](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tony-gentilcore/), Glean Technologies, Inc.\n- [Chang She](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chang-she/), LanceDB\n- [Harrison Chase](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/harrison-chase/), LangChain\n- [Ankush Gola](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ankush-gola/), LangChain\n- [Alex Atallah](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alex-atallah/), OpenRouter\n- [Chris Clark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-clark/), OpenRouter\n- [Louis Vichy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/louis-vichy/), OpenRouter\n- [Aravind Srinivas](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/aravind-srinivas/), Perplexity\n- [Denis Yarats](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/denis-yarats/), Perplexity\n- [Johnny Ho](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/johnny-ho/), Perplexity\n- [Andy Konwinski](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andy-konwinski/), Perplexity\n- [Brian S. 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