Rising selection · No. 25 in The Rising 100
Joseph Kao
Founder · Magnefy
- Country
- Not confirmed
- City
- Palo Alto
- Industry
- Energy / AI
- Stage
- seed
- Region
- Europe
- Rising rank
- No. 25
01 / The founder
Biography
Joseph Kao, a Stanford GSB '24 grad and ex-Apple hardware engineer, founded Magnefy, a Stanford spinout building AI-powered magnetic sensors for predictive maintenance of power infrastructure.
02 / The company
Magnefy
Joseph Kao works as founder at Magnefy, a energy / ai company based in Palo Alto at the seed stage.
03 / Why they’re rising
Why they're rising
Stanford spinout with $3.4M raised, 200% YoY headcount growth, and profiled by Stanford GSB for AI-driven predictive maintenance of critical power grid assets.
04 / Verification
What we verified
Confirmed founder, operating, seed-stage with recent funding and Stanford backing.
05 / References