Talha is the co-founder of DRS, an AI-native consumer app studio combining consumer insight, product development, and growth expertise to build AI-powered consumer products. He focuses on growth, monetization, and distribution, bringing these disciplines into the product development process from day one. DRS joined a16z speedrun’s SR007 cohort in San Francisco. Previously, Talha served as VP of Marketing at Alictus, the mobile gaming studio acquired by SciPlay, working on games with more than 500 million combined installs. He developed the studio’s growth and monetization approach, combining user acquisition, creative experimentation, and performance optimization to help turn locally developed games into global successes. He later joined xAI, where he experienced firsthand the speed, talent, and ambition behind building at the frontier of artificial intelligence. That experience informed his decision to co-found DRS, bringing together the lessons he had learned across consumer products, gaming, and AI.