We build the tools
we needed.
137 Particles exists to break the cycle of dependency. We believe intelligence is a utility, data sovereignty is a right, and that software should respect the hardware it runs on.
The Architects
Engineering first, hype never.
John
Founder
CHIEF ARCHITECT
For over four decades, he has operated at the bleeding edge of systems engineering, consistently bridging the gap between theoretical potential and executable reality. From designing custom network interfaces and audio signal processing protocols in the 80s to architecting pre-LLM intelligent agents.
A polyglot engineer with fluency in over 50 languages and a history of creating his own compilers, he possesses a rare, full-stack intuition that spans from silicon to semantics. Today, he leverages this background to build sovereign, high-efficiency architectures that reject black-box dependencies.
Dirk
Co-Founder
OPERATIONS & STRATEGY
A serial entrepreneur with nearly four decades of experience bridging Broadcast, media, real estate, and technology. Dirk brings an operational agility honed in high-stakes environments, from producing national broadcast programming to leading one of Colorado’s largest residential and commercial real estate brokerages.
Deeply embedded in the startup ecosystem, he specializes in taking concepts to completion across diverse verticals. Dirk leverages this vast cross-industry experience to drive the strategic vision of 137 Particles, serving as the bridge between our engineering core and the complex commercial landscapes of the verticals and customer base we serve.
Our Principles
Pragmatism over Hype
We view LLMs as utilities, not religions. If a regex solves the problem in 0.01ms, we don't use a GPU. We care about clock cycles, binary sizes, and wire protocols.
Sovereignty is Non-Negotiable
You should own the gate, not the garden. Our architecture decouples your logic from your providers, ensuring you can switch models, databases, and infrastructure without changing a line of code.
No Waste
Modern software has become bloated and inefficient. We build hardware-aware systems that respect the metal they run on, optimizing quantization and bandwidth to the byte.