Eduardo Fonseca

CEO

at Aboard AI, Inc.

Eduardo Fonseca is a technologist, entrepreneur, startup advisor, and board member with over 30 years of experience in software engineering and more than 20 years in leadership roles. As the former CTO of GoodRx, Eduardo scaled the team from 7 to 120+ engineers, data scientists, compliance experts, and security professionals, guiding the company from startup phase through to a successful IPO. He led significant technical and compliance transformations, including multiple acquisitions and architecture revamps, while ensuring adherence to HIPAA, PCI, and SOC 2 regulations.

Eduardo’s deep technical expertise spans the entire technology stack, from embedded hardware and firmware to consumer-facing applications and large-scale data infrastructure. He has successfully developed computer vision models for real-time image segmentation, NLP models for conversational AI, and highly optimized software for embedded systems in regulated industries. Eduardo also served as an advisor to the White House during the COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Currently, Eduardo is the Founder of Aboard AI, an innovative aviation technology platform leveraging machine learning to generate real-time, actionable insights from flight data. As a private pilot and aviation enthusiast, his passion for impactful technology solutions continues to inform his advisory work with startups, where he helps founders navigate product development, technical scaling, regulatory compliance, and strategic growth.

District of Columbia
AI & Data Science, Consumer FinTech, CyberSecurity, DTC (Direct-to-Consumer), HealthTech & BioTech, Other, SaaS & B2B Marketplace
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Content & Articles by Eduardo Fonseca

Lessons From Building An AI-Native Startup with Octagos Health

In this Mucker Growth Series session, we invited friends from one of our portfolio companies Haley Chute, CPO & CMO, and Harpreet Marwaha, COO & CFO of Octagos Health, to...

How To Craft Your Website Messaging & Positioning as a Startup

In this Mucker Growth Series session, Anthony Pierri, co-founder of FletchPMM, walks through how to craft website messaging and positioning as a startup. FletchPMM is a consultancy that has worked...

2026 New York Tech Week Recap of Mucker Sessions

Mucker Capital went to New York Tech Week to host sessions for founders, operators, and builders thinking through how AI is changing product, growth, and search. Among the sessions were:...

Closing Enterprise Deals in Founder-Led Sales as a Startup

In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited David Mackay, Managing Director at D9Y and one of our operating experts at Mucker, to talk about closing enterprise deals in...

The 10 Security Gaps That Plague Startups Before Their A Round

A NOTE ON SEVERITY Not every item on this list carries the same level of risk. Some are the kind of finding that stops a deal. Others are serious but...

Community-Led Growth for Startups: Why Most Communities Fail and How to Build One That Actually Works

In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited Sam Jacobs — founder and CEO of Pavilion — to talk about community-led growth: what it actually means, why most communities...

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