For the Disruptors.
‍By the Doers.
‍

Headquartered in Los Angeles.
Powered by a global team.

Why us? Boiling it down to one thing: we’ve spent our entire careers helping others grow.

We’re here to create a world where brands with smaller teams can thrive and compete on an equal footing with industry giants.

This starts with Needle, an AI-powered, human-assisted solution that gives you the power of an entire marketing agency that actually delivers, at a fair price.

Leadership team

With diverse backgrounds in growth, e-commerce, tech and financing, our founders are uniquely positioned to understand and address the specific challenges faced by brands with smaller teams.

Kiyan Foroughi

CEO & Co-Founder

Serene Gan

Co-Founder

Jeannie Nguyen

Co-Founder

Kevin Riggen

Founding Lead AI Engineer

Avis Kirakosyan

Founding Tech Lead

Anyce Nedir

Founding Systems & Ops Lead

Rachelle Yee

Co-Founder

The rest of the team

Faris Malik

Full Stack Engineer

Rafly Lesmana

Full Stack Engineer

Joanne Seow

Creative Lead

Sarah Chin

Production Manager

Alfontius Linata

Data Engineering

Our advisors

Joe Newell

Product & UX

Co-founder at Electric8

Yann AitBachir

Data Engineering

Head of Data at Shopback

Isuru Fonseka

Software Engineering

Co-Founder at Hitchd, former Solution Architect at Segment

Ben Pouladian

General

BEP Holdings

Charlie Yuan

AI & Machine Learning

Engineering Manager, Self-Driving at Lyft

Peggy Wu

Comms & PR

MD at Milkfish, former Head of Comms at Monk’s Hill Ventures

Join us on our mission

Needle has a team working across the US and Asia. We are a diverse group who value building self-awareness, demonstrating empathy, and adopting a growth mindset. Hustle, ambition, growth—it’s in our DNA.

Interested to join us? See current job openings.

For the Disruptors.
‍By the Doers.
‍

Why us? Boiling it down to one thing: we’ve spent our entire careers helping others grow.