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Carl Stauffer

Carl Stauffer

Riften

FounderRiften logoRiften· Summer 2026🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
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2026Founder· Riften
Founder · since 2026
Company
Riften
Role
Founder
current
Stage
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no public source
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no public source
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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role
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Riften

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Summer 2026

Experience

Career

  • Riften logo

    Riften

    Founder

    Founder · 2026 – Present

    2026
  • Andreessen Horowitz logo

    Andreessen Horowitz

    Scout · 2026 – Present

    2026
  • Palantir Technologies logo

    Palantir Technologies

    Forward Deployed Engineer · New York City Metropolitan Area · 2026

    2026
  • Various Companies logo

    Various Companies

    SWE/Growth · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    2025
  • James City County logo

    James City County

    Council Representative · Williamsburg, VA · 2022 – 2025

    2022

  • Brantingham Manufacturing

    Data Science Researcher · Williamsburg, VA · 2024

    2024
  • Jefferson Lab logo

    Jefferson Lab

    Nuclear Fusion Researcher · Newport News, VA · 2024

    2024
  • Colonial Williamsburg Foundation logo

    Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

    Senior Corps Fifer · Williamsburg, VA · 2017 – 2024

    2017

  • Kingswood Pool

    Associate Coach · Williamsburg, VA · 2022 – 2023

    2022

Bio

Founder and CEO of Riften. Palantir’s first Neurodivergent Fellow through Alex Karp’s program: Forward Deployed Engineer embedded with a nine-figure manufacturing account and building systems across purchasing and production. a16z Scout. Former nuclear researcher at Jefferson Lab. CS and AMS at Johns Hopkins.