About Us


We're a fast-growing team of engineers, data scientists, and entrepreneurs with a passion for smart manufacturing. We strive to empower manufacturers on their Industry 4.0 journeys to achieve better, faster and more efficient production schedules. Our mission is to unlock the potential of manufacturing facilities so they can get the most out of their valuable materials, machines and skilled labor.



Our Leadership

    Steven GlinertFounder and CEO

    Steven has broad experience implementing AI technology in financial services. He founded Kinta after a lifelong interest in manufacturing led him to realize that the most difficult production optimization problems were neglected by existing solutions. He holds an MS in Economics from Stanford.

    Dennis LiChief Technology Officer

    Dennis brings robust technical leadership to Kinta, with experience at Coursera and Google. Dennis is a seasoned full-stack developer and published physics researcher. He holds a degree in Physics and Electrical Engineering from Duke. Fun fact: Dennis wrote the fake code for the HBO hit show ‘Silicon Valley’.

    Josh ZeidmanVP Business Development

    Josh has broad leadership experience in both SaaS and manufacturing having served at multiple tech start-ups and worked as a Project Leader at BCG driving manufacturing-focused consulting projects. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from MIT.


    Our Advisors

      Bill Hall

      Bill is a seasoned manufacturing executive with over 27 years of industry experience. He held numerous positions in sales and operations planning, purchasing, sales and marketing, and supply chain management at Chrysler and DaimlerChrysler.

      Mark Adamczyk

      Mark brings two decades' worth of experience working in leadership positions at companies such as United Technologies, Armstrong World Industries, McKinsey, and KKR to the table. He is a deep topic expert in lean manufacturing and change management.

      Hugh Sullivan

      Hugh is a thoughtful strategist who held leadership positions at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and First Boston (now part of Credit Suisse) for almost 30 years.

      Florian Kache

      Florian is a supply chain professional with 14 years of international project experience at companies such as Accenture, BASF and Boehringer Ingelheim. Florian is deeply involved in driving the development of new (digital) technologies and customer-centric solutions, and exploring new ways of working and thinking at the nexus of digital transformation and supply chain management.

      Careers at Kinta

      Kinta is looking for talented individuals who are eager to solve real-world problems, electrify industry and solve real-world problems for clients globally.

      Frontier Technology

      Tackle NP hard problems with real world impact. Develop novel algorithms, work with world class optimizers, and apply scalable data engineering.

      Drive Real-World Solutions

      Be part of a team that helps manufacturers navigate global supply chain disruptions with the latest technology. You'll help deliver tangible value to clients across the globe.

      Supersonic Learning

      We move fast to scale our solution to hundreds of factories. You’ll be surrounded by people who want to grow their own expertise and build a business as quickly as opportunities arise.