Shannon Beckham

Founder & CEO @getchiefai | Powering the world's leaders 🚀 | MBA @StanfordGSB | Former government, @togethercompute, @schmidtfutures

[Shannon Beckham @ShannonMBeckham]

Today we're launching Chief AI – software to power the world’s leaders 🚀

The people running our most critical institutions lack the tools & data to be as efficient & strategic as possible. We’re changing this w/ @getchiefai.

Read more 🧵

Book a demo: https://t.co/PLbZ447Vsj

[Shannon Beckham @ShannonMBeckham]

Congratulations to @thaiscbranco_ who has some of the best taste… can’t wait to see this take off ✨

[Thais Castello Branco @thaiscbranco_]

We’re excited to introduce Taste Labs.

Our mission is to end AI slop. We’re building the data and infrastructure layer to give AI models and agents taste.

And today we’re coming out of stealth, announcing our $18.5M seed funding, co-led by @CRV and @AmplifyPartners

AI has nailed objective domains and made it easy to generate anything. But it still feels off. Now, the challenge is judgement. What fits, what feels like you, what’s GREAT. This requires turning a fuzzy, subjective domain into something we can measure and codify. We’re starting with design.

There are two sides to cracking this, the foundation model layer and the agent layer:

- We’ve already been working with the top frontier labs to evaluate and improve their models, crafting the right post-training data and RL environments.
- We’ve also been working with app-layer companies to build the context and verification tools for their agents to produce better, more on-brand, more creative outputs.

We want a future where AI feels right.

If you’re passionate about this mission, join us!

[Shannon Beckham @ShannonMBeckham]

We took home 1st place at the @usmayors conference!

We built @getchiefai exactly for this reason - to support mayors across the country whose decisions impact millions of lives every day.

Grateful to be doing this work.

#mayors2026 #AI #govtech #government

[Shannon Beckham @ShannonMBeckham]

Job description and application here: https://t.co/uM4BEOPVaq

[Shannon Beckham @ShannonMBeckham]

Every tech company says they’re building AI to change the world.

At Chief AI, we’re building it for the people who actually do.

We’re #hiring a Founding Engineer.

If you love 0 → 1, ship fast, and test every latest AI release - we want to meet you.

Apply @getchiefai 🚀

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

A look back at 2025… what a YEAR.

From DC to Denver, Austin to LA, Congress to C-suites, customer calls to investor pitches, SFTechWeek to SXSW.

Thank you to every one of you for being part of the Chief journey!

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

What happens when you gather 200 AI x Government leaders in a room during #SFTechWeek?

Come behind the scenes and find out!

Event co-hosted by @getchiefai and @Google 🚀 Thanks to all who participated!

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

📸Scenes from the inaugural AI x Government event co-hosted by Chief AI and @Google!

Thank you to the incredible speakers from Chief AI, Google, @cityofSanJose, @AnthropicAI, Govtech Ventures & Rep’d - and to the 200 people who came out to support govtech at #SFTechWeek!

[Shannon Beckham @ShannonMBeckham]

Incredible panel at @DenAiSummit on government procurement in the age of AI!

Shoutout to these leaders who brought three varying perspectives - from gov, enterprise & startups:

🔷Bianca Lochner, City of Scottsdale
🔷Luke Norris, Granicus
🔷 Dheekshita Kumar, CivCheck

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

We're excited to host the AI x Government event at #SFTechWeek with @Google on October 8!

Join leaders across tech & government for a panel and networking happy hour. If you're interested in civic innovation, you won't want to miss this.

RSVP 👉 https://t.co/4vXtY0ksZK

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

🚀 🚀 Big moves ahead!

Chief AI was accepted to @StartX - a competitive accelerator for Stanford-founded companies. We can’t wait to grow with more resources and mentorship.

So proud of our team. This is just the beginning. Onwards!

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

Campaigns = startups. Let me tell you why 👀

Follow @getchiefai more insights across tech and government!

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

🚨 Missed the State of GovTech 2025?

Join Chief AI, @wearebeam, Madison AI & government leaders for a conversation on how AI is transforming the public sector.

👉 Register here: https://t.co/gmIfRtP4G8

[Shannon Beckham @ShannonMBeckham]

@thejackobrien Congratulations! Love to see this -- and excited to try it out. Onward and upward 🚀🚀

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

What does it mean to build AI for government?

At @CivStart State of GovTech 2025, this was the core question for gov leaders, technologists & investors.

✨ Read our latest blog post for takeaways on how to build AI for the people powering government.

https://t.co/jg5BULqSrb

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

govtech is taking off 🚀 🚀

Come with us behind the scenes at this year’s @CivStart State of GovTech conference in DC!

#ai #govtech #startup #government #civictech #bts

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

We’re still buzzing from @CivStart #StateOfGovTech!

We pitched alongside 23 startups & won 2 of 3 awards 🏆🏆

✨ Most Innovative Startup
✨ Audience Choice

Congratulations to everyone involved! Moments like this remind us why we build: to help gov serve more people, better.

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

What does it take to run a major U.S. city?

🏛️ Meet the team behind the Mayor of Denver — the people setting goals and solving problems.

They don’t just keep the office running; they drive real outcomes for the people of Denver.

Chief AI is proud to power their work!

[Shannon Beckham @ShannonMBeckham]

We launched our company earlier this year & it’s been an amazing journey since.

Here’s the rundown of what’s been happening.

- Announced at @sxsw
- 100+ demos
- Building product
- Working from Denver to DC

This is just the beginning. Follow @getchiefai for more updates!

[Chief AI @getchiefai]

🏙️ New on the blog: Takeaways from this year's
@SmartCityExpoUS!

City leaders need tactical strategies to explore, innovate & test AI products in secure environments.

Read for 3 key actions cities & technologists can take today to modernize government: https://t.co/SAi6ap0gb8

[Shannon Beckham @ShannonMBeckham]

@realdanjmarsh @paulbz @getchiefai Thank you! @paulbz just messaged you to chat!