About us

Who we are

Kaitoi Labs builds technology that expands human creativity.
We believe the most powerful tools don't replace intuition, they expand what a team can actually make.

Our team brings together expertise in artificial intelligence, filmmaking, visual effects, simulation, systems design, and product design, building tools at the intersection of human intent, deterministic code, and machine intelligence.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kaitoi Labs is focused on empowering creators, artists, and teams to move from idea to production with speed, control, and flexibility.

Jacobo Barreiro

Founder & CEO

VFX artist and engineer. Previously at Industrial Light & Magic and Apple.

Ismael Faro

Co-Founder & COO

Engineer and entrepreneur. Previously at IBM and Google.

Guillermo Navarro

Co-Founder

Film director and cinematographer. Frequent collaborator of Guillermo del Toro and Robert Rodriguez. Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography.

Nando Sierra

Infrastructure

Cloud and HPC engineer. Previously at HPE and Fujitsu.

Armand Ruiz

Advisor

VP at Meta. Former VP of AI Platform at IBM.