Stew Fortier
FounderCo-founder & CEO at Type.ai (W23). Previously co-founded Foster (W21). Before that, I served as the CTO of Banzai and an EIR at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
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Foster
Overview
Community-powered writing workflow driven by some of the internet's best writers, editors, and experts.
Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Founders & team
Previously Compound Writing
Company history As recorded 2026-11-08
Dan Hunt
FounderEntrepreneur focused on community-powered products. Believe in a future built by tightly aligned, tech-enabled tribes. Founded the world's largest cannabis community, MassRoots, and helped change marijuana policies in multiple states and Fortune 500s like Apple. Curated a community of NYC fitness enthusiasts for RCVR, a DTC brand in the athletic recovery space. Now building Compound Writing, a community-powered writing workflow.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
15team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15
Founded 2020 · Source
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Winter 2021Winter 2021
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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedNew York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA; Remote
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented
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- Dated milestonesDated source activity: 2021 Q1 (quarter only)
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