Arathen builds proprietary AI that serves the founders and people who lead companies, by leading people.
We come from strategy, design, and engineering, so we care as much about how a system feels to use as what it can do. We take the raw, scattered knowledge inside a business and shape it, layer by layer, into something that endures.
Our name reaches back to Old Norse, to the iridescent shield of a pearl and the deepwater treasures of wisdom. You take something raw and valuable, wrap it in protection until it becomes an asset.
Hal Riley
Co-founder, CEOMore than 25 years spent finding what a business is really about, then building the brand and strategy to match. He sets Arathen’s direction.
Justin Kipker
Co-founder, CTO20 years building on the web, across engineering and digital marketing. He owns how Arathen gets built, from the architecture up.
Brandon Blinson
CISO20 years in IT and security, 5 of them in fintech, where the standards run highest. He makes sure what we build can be trusted with real stakes.
Nathan Rigoni
Strategic Advisor, AIMore than 15 years in engineering and artificial intelligence. He keeps the AI grounded and accountable, never a black box.
Lee Jackson
Strategic Advisor35 years in the markets — sell-side at Bear Stearns, Lehman, and Morgan Stanley, then writing at 24/7 Wall St. He brings the institutional eye that has watched capital move through more than one cycle.