Summary
Krista Fryauff is an engineering leader and founder with 11+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native platforms and AI/ML-driven products across climate tech, fintech, and consumer services. As former CTO of Cultivo and founder/CTO of Cocaptain and TechSure, she has re-architected core platforms to microservices, improved latency and velocity, and led successful product launches and an exit while securing venture funding. Her background includes high-impact security and access-control work at Google and Robinhood, where she reduced attack surface and automated critical recovery flows. Known for extreme ownership and radical candor, she pairs technical depth—from full-stack systems to embedded prototypes—with a strong commitment to AI ethics, sustainability, and privacy. Based in Oakland, she combines startup grit with enterprise rigor to turn research-grade ideas into production systems that drive measurable user and business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Math Science Computer Science, Math Science Computer Science at Poolesville High School
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at Stanford University
English, Spanish