I'm a founder and developer from Toronto. I'm currently building Instila (the AI COO for small software companies).

Before that, I built CLEAR25 (an AI system that sees wildfire smoke coming). It won a gold medal at the Toronto Science Fair, made the finals of the International AI Innovation Olympiad, and raised over $5K in funding. I also pitched it at CAYIA, the Canada Youth Innovation Competition.

I build fullstack web and mobile software, and I've done dev work for startups like Tracereda and StartIdea

I've networked with people like Dan Martell, Zach Yadegari, and Tim Chao.

Check out my GitHub for more projects, or find me on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Experience

• Founder of Instila, COO software
• Gold medal in environmental research at the Toronto Science Fair (2026)
• Pitched CLEAR25 at CAYIA, the Canada Youth Innovation Competition (2026)
• Developer for early-stage startups, including TracerEDA and StartIdea
• Teaching assistant at Brain Power, running interview prep for 24 students
• Payload & avionics on a 1-metre rocket build with my school's rocketry club

Fun Facts

• I got into Hack The North, Canada's largest hackathon, at 14 (one of ~10-15 accepted at that age)
• I was a finalist in the International AI Innovation Olympiad (2026)
• I pitched CLEAR25 at CAYIA (2026)
• I'm a published science-fiction author, with 10 short stories and 2nd & 3rd place finishes in Canada
• I manage a $20K investment portfolio on the side

Contact

Email me at zander@instila.net.