IAN HOEGEN

Ian Hoegen is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Maitai, an enterprise technology startup focused on artificial intelligence applications. Prior to founding Maitai, he served as a Tech Lead at Presto, a restaurant technology developer that originally launched as part of the Y Combinator Summer 2010 batch. In this technical capacity, Hoegen engineered computer vision-based analytics platforms and large language model-powered voice ordering systems specifically designed for enterprise drive-thru operations. His broader engineering expertise encompasses full-stack software development, machine learning infrastructure, and hardware integration for automated commercial environments. Throughout his career, he has specialized in deploying complex artificial intelligence applications within the quick-service restaurant sector to automate customer interactions and streamline operations. Hoegen currently focuses on building scalable, enterprise-facing software products at the intersection of computer vision and conversational artificial intelligence.