I build AI agents and ambitious engineering - pairing hands-on craft with large-team leadership to ship things that were not supposed to be possible.
A builder and engineer turned founder.
Marvin von Hagen is the co-founder and CEO of The Interaction Company of California, the team behind Poke. He works at the seam where deep engineering meets company-building: close enough to the code to ship it himself, and comfortable leading large teams toward a hard goal.
He studied at the Technical University of Munich and Sciences Po, and was part of CDTM, the Center for Digital Technology and Management. He also did a research stay at MIT, affiliated with the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence.
Co-founder & CEO
Building Poke, an AI assistant that lives inside the messaging apps people already use - iMessage, SMS, and Telegram. The first agent in its category, backed by a funding round led by General Catalyst.
Co-founder & Project Lead
Recruited and led a team of 65 students and engineers to design and build a 22-ton, roughly 12-meter-long tunnel boring machine - then won Elon Musk's SpaceX Not-a-Boring Competition in 2021.
A few moments from the work - building, shipping, and the occasional 22-ton machine. Tap any photo to open it.