MIT Sandbox Backed Founder

Building AI that sees what humans miss.

I'm Carther Theogene, a Computer Engineer turned founder. I build intelligent platforms at PlexAura that transform how industries value and protect their most critical assets.

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My Journey

From Student to Founder

The milestones that shaped my path from computer engineering to building AI ventures.

2021

Clinical Engineering Intern

Boston Medical Center (BU-KIDMEP)

Developed hospital asset management systems and gained hands-on experience at the intersection of healthcare and technology.

2024

Founded Rideoke/Rideo

First Startup

Built a swipe-based carpool app with React Native & Firebase. Developed personalized matching algorithms and full-stack infrastructure.

2025

GrantEngine Excellence Award

Boston University Senior Design

Created an AI grant-matching platform with sub-10ms performance using FAISS/HNSW. Won BU Design Excellence Award, outpacing 40+ hardware teams.

Award Winner

2025

B.S. Computer Engineering

Boston University

Graduated with focus on AI/ML, Smart & Connected Systems, and Hardware Acceleration. Coursework in PyTorch, FPGAs, and Cybersecurity.

Graduated

2025

MIT Sandbox Accepted

MIT Innovation Ecosystem

Joined MIT's premier entrepreneurship program. Access to mentorship, funding, and the MIT innovation network for CurbScore development.

MIT Sandbox

Now

Founded PlexAura

AI Venture Studio

Building intelligent platforms that transform how industries value, protect, and exchange their most critical assets. First venture: CurbScore.

Current

My Ventures

Building the Future

Transforming trillion-dollar markets with AI-powered intelligence.

Venture Studio

PlexAura

AI that sees what humans miss

PlexAura is an AI venture studio and software publisher. We identify trillion-dollar markets trapped in analog decision-making and build the intelligence layer they need.

AI/ML Computer Vision Enterprise Software Venture Studio

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MIT Sandbox

CurbScore

Property Intelligence Platform

AI-powered property analysis that predicts value, prevents losses, and optimizes ROI. Upload a photo, get actionable insights in 60 seconds. Addressing the $500B property intelligence market.

Patents Filed

94%

Accuracy

60s

Analysis Time

Computer Vision Real Estate PropTech MIT Sandbox

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Hello, I'm Carther

A Computer Engineer from Boston who believes the best technology is invisible — it just works. I founded PlexAura to build AI systems that see patterns humans miss, starting with CurbScore's revolutionary property intelligence platform.

My journey spans from clinical engineering internships at Boston Medical Center to winning BU's Design Excellence Award, and now building ventures backed by MIT Sandbox. I'm passionate about taking complex AI and making it accessible to everyone.

Location Boston, MA

Education B.S. Computer Engineering, BU '25

Role Founder & CEO, PlexAura

Languages English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole

Expertise

Skills & Technologies

The tools and technologies I use to build intelligent platforms.

Programming Languages

Python (AI/ML, PyTorch, scikit-learn)
Go (Backend Systems)
JavaScript/TypeScript (React, Node.js)
C# & .NET (ASP.NET, Unity)
Ruby on Rails (Full-Stack)
Verilog & Assembly (Hardware)

AI & Machine Learning

Computer Vision (OpenCV, YOLO)
LLMs & NLP (GPT-4, LLaMA, TF-IDF)
PyTorch & TensorFlow
Vector Search (FAISS, HNSW)
Embeddings & Similarity Search
Hardware Acceleration for ML

Web & Mobile

React & React Native
Next.js & Expo
Flask & Django
Go Backend Services
RESTful APIs & GraphQL
Firebase & Firestore

Databases

PostgreSQL & Neon
MongoDB & Atlas
Redis & Upstash
ElastiCache & RDS
Elasticsearch
Vector Databases (Pinecone)

Cloud Platforms

AWS (ECS, Fargate, Lambda, S3)
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Firebase & Cloud Functions
Vercel & Netlify
Replit & Heroku
DigitalOcean

DevOps & Infrastructure

Kubernetes (K8s) & Helm
Terraform & IaC
Docker & Containerization
CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
AWS ECS & Fargate
Monitoring & Observability

Testing & QA

K6 (Load & Performance Testing)
Jest & React Testing Library
PyTest & unittest
Playwright & Cypress
API Testing (Postman, Newman)
TDD & BDD Methodologies

Hardware & IoT

Embedded Systems (ESP32, STM32)
FPGA Design & Verilog
Raspberry Pi Development
Smart & Connected Systems
Sensor Integration
PCB Design Basics

Languages Spoken

English Native

French Fluent

Spanish Fluent

Haitian Creole Fluent

Portuguese Conversational

Portfolio

Notable Projects

A selection of projects that showcase my technical abilities and entrepreneurial spirit.

GrantEngine

Senior Capstone - Award Winner

AI grant-matching platform with sub-10ms performance using FAISS/HNSW + TF-IDF. Won BU Design Excellence Award, outpacing 40+ hardware-centric teams.

Python FAISS NLP Flask

Rideoke / Rideo

Founder & CEO

Swipe-based carpool app with personalized matching algorithms. Built complete mobile experience with React Native + Firebase.

React Native Firebase Expo

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Smart Home API

Full-Stack Developer

RESTful Flask endpoints for IoT device management with Firestore integration. User→House→Room→Device hierarchy for scalable smart home control.

Flask Firestore REST API

ICU Health Monitor

Healthcare Tech

Real-time vitals tracking system with intelligent alert triggers. Data visualization dashboards for healthcare professionals.

Python IoT Dashboard

Document Analyzer

AI/ML Engineer

LLM pipeline for teacher document processing. TF-IDF & embeddings for automated summarization and scoring.

LLM TF-IDF NLP

P2P Socket Network

Network Engineer

Python-based peer-to-peer network with NAT traversal. Custom protocols and threading models for scalable communication.

Python Sockets P2P

Insights

Featured Thoughts

Perspectives on AI, entrepreneurship, and building for the future.

From LinkedIn

November 2025

"The best AI doesn't replace human judgment — it augments it. At CurbScore, we're not telling homeowners what to do. We're showing them what they couldn't see before."

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From LinkedIn

October 2025

"MIT Sandbox isn't just about the funding. It's about being surrounded by people who believe impossible ideas are just problems we haven't solved yet."

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From LinkedIn

September 2025

"From winning the Design Excellence Award at BU to building CurbScore — the lesson is clear: technical excellence means nothing without solving real problems for real people."

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Beyond Code

Fun Facts

There's more to me than algorithms and startups.

Chess Master

Provisional 2499 USCF rating — highest in Maine at the time. Strategy and pattern recognition from the chessboard to code.

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Pro FIFA Player

3x re-signed with New England Revolution eSports. Competing at the highest level teaches you to perform under pressure.

@youngggcarter

Hardware Hacker

When I'm not coding, I'm tinkering with microcontrollers and FPGAs. ESP32, STM32, Raspberry Pi — the physical side of computing.

Writing

From the Blog

Thoughts on technology, AI, and the future of work.

February 15, 2025

Generative AI & Education: Are We Getting Smarter or Just More Dependent?

A deep dive into how AI is reshaping learning — and whether we're losing something in the process.

January 20, 2025

Senior Design — GrantEngine: How We Built an AI Grant Matcher

The technical story behind our award-winning project combining TF-IDF, embeddings, and sub-10ms search.

December 10, 2024

Who Said HTML & CSS Are Old School?

My comedic yet educational rant on how pure HTML & CSS can be blazing-fast, SEO-friendly, and ironically modern.

Background

My Resume

A summary of my education, experience, and achievements.

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering, Boston University (Graduated May 2025)

Focus Areas

AI/ML with Python, Smart & Connected Systems, Hardware Acceleration, Full-Stack Development, End-to-End Product Leadership

Current Role

Founder & CEO at PlexAura — Building AI ventures including CurbScore (MIT Sandbox backed)

Notable Achievement

BU Design Excellence Award for GrantEngine — AI grant-matching platform with sub-10ms search

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Let's Build Together

Whether you're an investor, potential partner, fellow founder, or just want to talk AI and tech — I'd love to hear from you. Let's create something amazing.

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