Leadership / Founder & CEO

Andrew Clapp

Innovation Executive & AI Whisperer

Innovation meets AI. Fueled by creativity and the drive to build impactful products from zero to one—Andrew founded Manito.ai to deliver targeted AI products that make businesses faster, smarter, and more competitive.

Spokane, WA
Portrait of Andrew Clapp, Founder and CEO of Manito.ai
21+
Years experience
3
Startups
4
Ventures
3
Fortune 100
Why Andrew

Uniquely positioned for AI consulting

Plenty of people can talk about AI. Andrew has built it, shipped it, and consulted on it—leading large software implementations and innovation programs for some of the world's biggest companies before founding a suite of AI-native products. The guidance is grounded in what actually works.

Shipped real AI products

Not slideware. Andrew has built and launched a suite of AI-native products—so his advice comes from what actually ships and scales, not theory.

Enterprise consulting pedigree

As a management consultant he's led large software implementations and innovation programs for Microsoft, Cisco, AT&T, Xilinx, Travelers, and Moda Health—so he knows how to deliver inside complex organizations.

Zero-to-one specialist

His focus is building new products and ventures from nothing—pairing lean methodologies and process improvement with sharp product strategy to turn ideas into shipped, revenue-ready products.

Product-first, not model-first

AI is only useful when it solves a business problem. Andrew starts with outcomes and workflows, then applies the right AI—so you get impact, not a science experiment.

Consulted for
MicrosoftCisco SystemsAT&TXilinxEddie BauerTravelersModa HealthWeekdays (Madrona Venture Labs)
Track record
  • Founder & CEOManito AIBuilding targeted products for the new AI economy
  • VP of ProductcodeValetAI-powered developer platform; 3x delivery velocity
  • Sr. Director of InnovationTravelersEarly-stage ventures, AI/ML risk & IoT in a Fortune 100
  • Management ConsultantMicrosoft, Cisco, AT&T & moreLarge software implementations, innovation & lean process improvement
  • ConsultantWeekdays — Madrona Venture LabsZero-to-one product & venture building in a startup studio
  • InstructorUniversity of WashingtonTaught early-stage entrepreneurship
Building now

Products in the arsenal

Under Andrew's leadership, Manito.ai is shipping a growing suite of AI-native products for the new AI economy.

GreatArrow.aiJobbyJob.aiKanbam.aiUppi.aiBugBat.ai
Beyond the work

Off the clock

When he's not building products, Andrew is usually soldering something together or cheering on a match. That same hands-on, builder's curiosity is what he brings to every client.

Tinkering with IoT
Building retro arcades
Watching soccer
Time with his wife & daughter

Want to build with Andrew?

Manito.ai builds and deploys AI products that give businesses an unfair advantage. Let's talk about yours.