Estephania “Steph” Stopani, MBA is a DeepTech talent partner & technical recruiter passionate about AI & Agents. She formerly served as an Executive Recruiter for Engineering Operations at autonomous driving leader Waymo, before spearheading Global Talent at AI firm Applied Intuition & Special Technologies Talent at Facebook parent company Meta. Among others, she secured the most challenging hire at Spindle AI that any of Spindle’s current Board Members has ever seen.

Today, Steph and her husband Eric also serve as Co-Founders of search & talent management consultancy Deploy Talent, a partner to several of Spindle AI’s Sand Hill investors and their most promising portfolio companies. Far from a "traditional" recruiting firm, they empower emerging companies by providing not only the human capital needed to thrive, but also the strategic guidance and financial support necessary to accelerate their growth. Areas of Expertise include DeepTech recruitment, people operations, venture funding, and specialized talent acquisition.

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