About

The Caplia mission?

We want decision-makers to spend more time working with the right companies.

Why Caplia Exists

More companies are being built, and more institutions are using AI to decide which ones to back.

But general-purpose AI does not understand how a venture fund, bank or accelerator evaluates an early-stage company, or how to handle the sensitive information behind that decision.

Caplia exists to bring trusted, private intelligence to those decisions.

We combine a consistent framework for assessing companies with the context each institution needs.

That intelligence works through our platform or inside the tools decision-makers already use, helping them understand what is strong, what is missing and where to focus their time.

Our mission is to change how early-stage company decisions are made by giving humans better evidence, greater consistency and more time to build relationships with the companies shaping the future.

Our Team

The founding team behind the mission

We bring together product, engineering, and operations to build with clarity and purpose.

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Connor Wells

Co-founder & CEO at Caplia

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Daniel Hafezi

AI Engineer at Caplia

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Paul Dodd

Co-founder & CTO at Caplia

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Prof. Thomas Hellmann

Academic Advisor, CRI Framework at Caplia

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Connor Wells

Co-founder & CEO at Caplia

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Paul Dodd

Co-founder & CTO at Caplia

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Daniel Hafezi

AI Engineer at Caplia

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Prof. Thomas Hellmann

Academic Advisor, CRI Framework at Caplia

Learn more about careers at Caplia.

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