About us
Nicole Zheng, Cofounder & CEO
Nicole (Hayward) Zheng is a business operator and leadership coach specializing in SaaS and deep tech. Her past roles include Chief Business Officer at A.Team, cofounder and President of Minim (NASDAQ: MINM), as well as CMO positions at Pontera, InsureTax, Aliro Quantum, Antidote, and OnSIP. A Forbes Council member, Nicole has been recognized as Female Executive of the Year and Most Innovative Woman by the Stevie Business Awards, Top Leader in Technology by Parks Associates, and Top Female Founder by Entrepreneur. Nicole holds two engineering degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as UPenn certifications in executive coaching and business management. Living in New York City, she is a volunteer dog foster and member of the Village Temple.
Alec Rooney, Cofounder & CTO
Alec is an experienced leader with a proven track record of developing and growing successful teams and creating usable, robust, and maintainable products and solutions. Prior to Casie, Alec served as Cofounder & CTO at Minim (NASDAQ: MINM); VP Engineering at Elbrys Networks; and Technical Leader at Cisco Systems. Alec holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from Stanford University.