CTO & Co-Founder at Marlo
Nishi Kaza
Nishi has built and scaled AI-driven products in adtech, content intelligence, and music, including Apple Music’s DJ Mixes program and foundation models at Scale AI. With a dual degree in EECS and Business from UC Berkeley, he brings a track record of shipping high-impact products that have touched millions of people.
Questions & Answers
Why are you excited about your company/product?
Creators are proving that with just a phone and the internet, they can build global businesses. I’ve seen how technology fuels culture, from scaling dance and electronic music at Apple Music to building AI-powered trend detection at Scale AI. Now, AI can do more than assist. It can act with agency and become a true business partner to creators. That’s why I’m excited to build Marlo and bring the same infrastructure-level shift I’ve driven throughout my career to creator monetization. The demand is clear, the pain points are massive, and early traction proves we’re solving a critical problem at the perfect time.
What sets you apart from others in your industry?
I have built and scaled AI products in high-stakes industries where precision, automation, and ROI drive success. Most founders in the creator economy come from media or marketing, but I bring deep AI, platform, and product experience from Apple, Scale AI, and Microsoft. I understand both how platforms operate at scale and what creators need to monetize efficiently. What sets me apart is my ability to see where AI is actually headed. AI is not just a planning and execution tool for creators. It is becoming a business partner that can negotiate, operate, and scale their monetization autonomously. I am building for that future faster than anyone else.
