Hazel builds AI-powered procurement software for U.S. state, local, and federal government agencies. We automate the full procurement process including requirements generation, market research, solicitation drafting, and proposal evaluation.
Hazel is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2024 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: AI-enabled procurement for government. The founders listed are August Chen (Founder/CEO), Elton Lossner (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 16, 2024).
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Hazel builds AI-powered procurement software for U.S. state, local, and federal government agencies. We automate the full procurement process including requirements generation, market research, solicitation drafting, and proposal evaluation. Agencies use Hazel to save time and money while improving compliance.
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From solicitation to award, Hazel helps government agencies run faster, fully compliant procurements.
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@Palantir, I built wildfire prevention apps that led to a 99% reduction in acres impacted by wildfires in CA. I also developed several channel partnerships from 0 ->1, securing $Xmm in high-margin licenses. MechE/CS @ Harvard '20. Led MakeHarvard. My thesis was on how we can safely deploy aerosols into the stratosphere to save Earth (see: geoengineering).
Elton graduated with a bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Harvard, where he cofounded MakeHarvard and wrote an AI/ML thesis in medtech. He interned in data engineering for Capital One and aerospace engineering for a space startup. He spent ~5 years at BCG, exiting as Project Leader. He built *lots* of slides driving strategy and procurement cases in the Aerospace & Defense and Public Sector practice areas. He lives in Atlanta with his wife.
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