Bringing people more joy from the memories they capture
At Gumnut Labs, we're building the agent-native infrastructure for photos — an open, AI-powered alternative to the sealed photo ecosystems of today.
Every photo was taken for a purpose. Most never get a second life.
People take an enormous number of photos and videos, but most go untouched in the attic of a camera roll, Google Photos, or iCloud. Each one was captured for a reason — a moment that mattered — and today that meaning quietly fades.
In the past year, AI has gained the ability to meaningfully understand what's in a photo: who you were with, what you were doing, where you were, and when it happened. But the photo platforms we rely on are sealed ecosystems. They don't let agents — or the tools you actually use — help you share, remix, collaborate, or remember.
Gumnut is an open alternative to Google and Apple Photos, built from the ground up for humans and agents. With Gumnut, any AI agent — ChatGPT, Claude, OpenClaw — can help you curate, share, and give your photos new life.
Principles that shape everything we build
Agent-native from day one
Open, not sealed
AI in service of joy
One platform, many use cases
A founder who's scaled trusted products
Ever since he bought his first digital camera, Ted has been constantly frustrated by the tools available for managing personal photos. From custom filesystem hierarchies to Picasa and Lightroom, every organizational tool required an immense amount of manual oversight.
Ted previously worked in venture capital at The General Partnership and was CTO at multiple companies including Glide, Finix, and Bond. Prior to that, he led Payments, Capital, and Square Financial Services at Square, and led teams across AdWords, Infrastructure, and Developer Tools at Google. Ted lives in Mill Valley, CA with his wife and 3 kids.
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