Who we are
Co-founders Rob (CEO) & Ben (President) met in 2013 on the early Venmo team. Rob went on to become the founding engineer at Substack. Ben spent nearly a decade at Stripe. We started building Zo because we wanted a better home for our digital stuff. A place that truly feels like it's yours, and where it's easy to do all kinds of projects with AI. We hope you enjoy your new home on Zo.
How we work
We're based in Brooklyn and San Francisco. These are our core values:
Our users are builders.
Though our users are "consumers," we see them as the next generation of developers. We're building a platform for this generation of builders, and we're obsessed with creating infrastructure you own, backed by abstractions that last.
A love for the craft.
Even as software industrializes, we stay obsessed with the art and science of software engineering. Software is a stack of abstractions designed for humans and machines. Machines don't care about elegance – so we must take extra care.
Thoughtful AI.
Automation is leverage. AI should be used as a tool for words, code, and work. We live on the bleeding edge of doing things with AI. But we also know that careless use creates fatigue, erodes trust, and carries real risk. We use AI deliberately.
Communicate with clarity and care.
We're operating heavy machinery. Real people depend on Zo for real work. We communicate with each other and our users with the same precision and care we put into building our software.
PS – We're hiring.