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Personnel: Ben Turtel at Lightning Rod Labs (Founder & CEO)
Verdictconfirmed99%
1 check · 4/16/2026The source text contains a section titled 'Our Founder' that explicitly states 'Ben Turtel' with the title 'Founder & CEO' repeated twice. This directly confirms all three key fields in the record: the person (Ben Turtel), the organization (Lightning Rod Labs), and the role (Founder & CEO).
Our claim
entire record- Person
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- Role
- Founder & CEO
- Role Type
- key-person
- Is Founder
- Yes
- Notes
- Ben Turtel is the Founder and CEO of Lightning Rod Labs. Previously founded Kazm (sold to Harvard) and Rivet at Area 120 (acquired by Google Assistant). 10+ years ML/AI experience; Google SWE (L5). MS in Scientific Computing from NYU. Confirmed on Lightning Rod Labs about page as of 2026-04-16.
Source evidence
1 src · 1 checkconfirmed99%Haiku 4.5 · 4/16/2026
NoteThe source text contains a section titled 'Our Founder' that explicitly states 'Ben Turtel' with the title 'Founder & CEO' repeated twice. This directly confirms all three key fields in the record: the person (Ben Turtel), the organization (Lightning Rod Labs), and the role (Founder & CEO).
Case № BjVQVYxqH9Filed 4/16/2026Confidence 99%