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Menachem Cowen

Menachem
Cowen

Trying to leave the world a better place than how I found it.

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Where I Am Now

Mana Intelligence

Mana Intelligence

Co-Founder & CTO

Building AI-powered production loss detection for food manufacturing — tackling a $150B global problem. Edge-first computer vision system running on NVIDIA Jetson with <15ms inference, detecting defects at 300+ units/minute.

NVIDIA Jetson YOLOv9 TensorRT React AWS

Projects & Ventures

The Journey

Building the future, one milestone at a time.

Growing Up in the Late 90's

Born and raised in a Chabad home. Accelerated through school, spent years in yeshiva, earned smicha. Then found my way to building technology. Steel City roots meet unconventional paths.

1995 The Beginning West Hartford & Pittsburgh, PA
2016 2016 – 2019 Haifa, Israel

Built Q-it in Haifa

At 19 years old, I joined an Israeli startup in Haifa. Three years building tech, learning the ropes, and forming my first connection to Israel. Some journeys come full circle.

Startup Age 19-22 🇮🇱

Chicago Interlude

Nine months testing the corporate waters. Interviewed at a few companies, got a taste of the FAANG/MANGO life. Realized it wasn't for me. Then Tadabase called, and everything clicked.

Discovery Transition
2019 Early 2019 Chicago, IL
2019 2019 – 2022 Los Angeles / Remote

First Employee at Tadabase

Joined as employee #1 during beta. Helped scale the no-code platform from zero to $2M ARR and 1,200+ business customers. Wore every hat — engineering, support, product. Tadabase brought me to Los Angeles, where I stayed through the growth years.

Employee #1 0→$2M ARR

Director of Ops & Digital Nomad

Promoted to Director at Tadabase during COVID while launching CowenDev LLC. Spent 1.5 years as a digital nomad, building products from coffee shops and co-working spaces around the world (~30 Countries). Led SOC 2, HIPAA & ISO compliance while managing a remote team.

Leadership Nomad Consulting
2022 2022 – 2023 Remote / Global
2023 October 2023 Israel

Made Aliyah

After October 7th, I knew I wanted to do more. Moved to Israel permanently — not just to build companies, but to build a future. Sometimes the biggest decisions are the clearest ones.

New Chapter 🇮🇱

Co-Founded Mana Intelligence

Leading engineering for an AI platform tackling production loss in food manufacturing. Edge-first architecture, <15ms inference, targeting $500K–$1M/year savings per facility.

CTO AI/CV Edge
2025 Present Tel Aviv, Israel

Beyond the Code

Mount Kilimanjaro
Adventure

Kilimanjaro Summit

Climbed the highest peak in Africa — because some challenges need altitude, not just code. The view from 5,895m puts everything in perspective.

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Nomad Life
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Digital Nomad

Spent a year and a half working remotely while exploring the world. Building products from coffee shops, co-working spaces, and mountaintops across continents.

Tech Stack

Tools I've shipped real products with.

Frontend
React
React
Next.js
Next.js
Tailwind
Tailwind
TypeScript
TypeScript
Flutter
Flutter
JavaScript
JavaScript
Firebase
Firebase
Stripe
Stripe
Dart
Dart
Backend
Node.js
Node.js
Express
Express
Python
Python
GraphQL
GraphQL
Socket.io
Socket.io
AWS Lambda
Lambda
Data & Cloud
MongoDB
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
AWS
AWS
Azure
Azure
Redis
Redis
Docker
Docker
AI & Edge
OpenAI
OpenAI
Gemini
Gemini
NVIDIA
NVIDIA Jetson
OpenCV
OpenCV
PyTorch
PyTorch
Claude
Claude
Contact

Let's build
something
together.

Whether you have a project in mind, want to collaborate, or just want to say hello — I'd love to hear from you.

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