Sigil Wen
Engineer, founder, and investor.
I believe the most capable individuals will execute 1000× faster than before, outpacing entire companies as they unlock massive leverage with AI.
My goal is mastery in this new age of infinite leverage and to create great work. If you truly love yourself, you are capable of making a significant positive dent in the universe.
“Give me a lever long enough and I will move mountains.” — Archimedes
About me
I’m a self-taught engineer, 2025 Thiel Fellow, Magnificent Grant recipient, a16z New Media Fellow, M&T at UPenn opt-out, and O-1 visa holder.
I started Extraordinary to help the world’s best talent come to America. I believe bringing in power-law geniuses to push the frontier of technology is essential to American prosperity.
I’m interested in crypto, distributed systems, AI, economics, and incentives. I enjoy reading and programming, try to think for myself, and love working hard.
I wrote Web 4.0, which reached 10 million views in 48 hours. I’m now building Conway.
Past endeavours
- Launched Airchat with Naval. Built the viral invite loop and AI products, and recruited most of the engineering team. Acquired.
- Built Serendipity PRM to $2,000+ MRR in 14 days. I interviewed with Patrick and John Collison and became the :blistering-intensity: emote in the Stripe Slack.
Angel Investing
I write $25K–$250K checks and love being the first believer in technical founders.
Early believer in Etched, Friend, Kerna Labs, V12, Owsar, and 20+ companies.
Projects
I like building experiments, including GPT-2 running locally on an Apple Watch and Stable Diffusion inside Minecraft.
Essays
I write about work, ambition, and independent thinking.
Videos
I’ve made videos with millions of views across the internet, covering everything from building a rock-climbing wall in my garage to earning an O-1 visa and interviewing a high-school dropout who became an OpenAI researcher.