Summary
Annika Rao-monari is a founder and CEO with 12 years of experience building AI and blockchain companies, currently leading CleeAI to automate AI creation. A former physicist (Imperial College) who applied machine learning to Higgs boson research at CERN, she blends rigorous research training with hands-on startup execution across ventures like Aventus, Artos, Coral and Labthi.ng. Recognised on Forbes 30 Under 30, she has repeatedly tackled scalability and decentralisation challenges—from layer-2 blockchain protocols to B2B commerce operating systems. Multilingual and a global TCK, she pairs technical depth with commercial instincts honed by roles from Goldman Sachs to music entrepreneurship, where she led a band that achieved notable independent success. Notably, her trajectory shows a consistent pattern: turning deep technical problems into product-focused companies that democratise access to infrastructure and tools.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Washington International School
Master of Science Physics, Master of Science Physics at Imperial College London
English, Spanish, Italian, French