# Nicholas Pipitone

> Nicholas Pipitone is co-founder and CTO at acquisition; team joined Notion. ZeroEntropy zerank and zembed on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CTO at acquisition; team joined Notion.

Nicholas Pipitone co-founded ZeroEntropy and was its CTO until Notion acquired the company in July 2026. His background is in theoretical mathematics and computer science. Before ZeroEntropy he was CTO or main developer at five startups, wrote statistical-arbitrage algorithms and audited blockchains for bug bounties and hedge-fund due diligence.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-pipitone-5736a2107/

## What Nicholas builds

- [ZeroEntropy zerank and zembed](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zeroentropy.md), graded F, 14.3/100, in Embeddings & rerankers. Discontinued retrieval API acquired by Notion. Its embedding and reranking models remain available as open weights for self-hosting. Co-founder and CTO at acquisition; team joined Notion, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Ghita Houir Alami](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ghita-houir-alami/), Co-founder and CEO at acquisition; team joined Notion

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Initialized Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/initialized-capital/)
- [Transpose Platform](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/transpose-platform/)
- [22 Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/22-ventures/)
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)

## Questions

### Who is Nicholas Pipitone?

Nicholas Pipitone co-founded ZeroEntropy and was its CTO until Notion acquired the company in July 2026. His background is in theoretical mathematics and computer science. Before ZeroEntropy he was CTO or main developer at five startups, wrote statistical-arbitrage algorithms and audited blockchains for bug bounties and hedge-fund due diligence.

### What does ZeroEntropy (acquired by Notion) make?

Anchor Terminal lists ZeroEntropy zerank and zembed from ZeroEntropy (acquired by Notion). Discontinued retrieval API acquired by Notion. Its embedding and reranking models remain available as open weights for self-hosting.

### Who has invested in ZeroEntropy (acquired by Notion)?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, Transpose Platform, 22 Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz.

### How are Nicholas's tools graded?

ZeroEntropy zerank and zembed is graded F, 14.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zeroentropy
- https://www.zeroentropy.dev/articles/zeroentropy-is-joining-notion
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghita-houir-alami/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-pipitone-5736a2107/
- https://www.zeroentropy.dev/
- https://docs.zeroentropy.dev

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