Phil Calzavara
Founder & Data Scientist
I'm Phil, a second-time founder. I'm currently researching how finance teams can build a better data layer for financial operations.
Previously, I co-founded DreamStories.ai, an AI-native media platform for personalized storybooks, and was a Data Scientist at Uber and the first Data Scientist at kencko.
August 2026
Researching how finance teams can build a better data layer for financial operations.
I'm talking with CFOs in Spain and Italy to understand how they work today.
If you're a CFO and enjoy talking about it, I'd love to hear from you.
September 2023
At DreamStories.ai, as Co-Founder & CTO, I built an AI-native media platform for personalized, multi-format storybooks.
We created bespoke stories for 30,000 families, each reflecting the family's values and growing with every family member 🚀
March 2022
At Uber, I designed data-driven payment systems that ensured seamless transactions for millions of daily trips.
I conducted experiments on products affecting over 20 million daily trips, contributing to more than $10 million in combined annual gross bookings.
September 2019
At kencko, as the first Data Scientist and early employee, I established the data architecture, created ETL pipelines and implemented BI tools.
During my tenure, I worked closely with the CEO and CBO on data for the Series A funding.
February 2019
At Geoblink, I used geolocated datasets to build machine learning models predicting the unemployment rate and disposable income of households.
Additionally, I built ETL pipelines on Airflow to fetch, transform, and store data, contributing to model development.
