Meet the team

OpenPond is built by Lost Labs LLC, an engineering-led team creating open-source infrastructure for agents that learn from real work.

Adam Elhammamy

Co-founder

Adam leads product narrative, growth, and early adoption at OpenPond. He turns complex AI and infrastructure systems into clear products and stories that builders can understand, share, and adopt. He brings an Engineering & Management background from the University of Connecticut.

Product strategy and go-to-market
Developer communities and ecosystem growth
Engineering & Management — University of Connecticut

Sam Cesario

Co-founder, CTO & Lead Developer

Sam is OpenPond's CTO and lead developer. He built the OpenPond codebase end-to-end, including its agent infrastructure, serverless systems, and secure, policy-bound wallet execution. He holds a B.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Lafayette College.

OpenPond's end-to-end technical architecture
Secure execution and serverless infrastructure
B.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering — Lafayette College

Built together across Web3 and AI

Sam and Adam have co-founded and shipped Web3 products generating more than $1 million in cumulative revenue. They remain active contributors at the intersection of crypto and AI, have spoken at ETHDenver, and co-host developer hackathons and builder communities.