Port of Context
About

The team behind Port of Context

Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly

Co-Founder & CEO

Patrick Kelly grew up just outside Boston. He built and researched AI systems before the LLM wave—first at Bard College, where he studied computer science and graduated in 2017. He later joined Eigen Technologies, engineering large-scale NLP projects for Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, ING, and other major financial institutions. After Eigen, Patrick moved into the fintech space, where he saw a gap in the market for tools built by developers, for developers. That instinct was shared by Elias Posen, a friend from Bard, and together they founded Port of Context. A serious Rust coder and self-described crustacean, Patrick lives in Red Hook, Brooklyn—where you can find him riding his Vespa or at Sunny’s Bar for live music. He also once did a 360 dunk.

Elias Posen

Elias Posen

Co-Founder & CTO

Elias Posen grew up in Luzern, Switzerland, attending international school before studying computer science at Bard College—where he also spent time in the sculpture studio. He started his career as a Solutions Engineer at Eigen Technologies, delivering AI solutions for banks and law firms before LLMs went mainstream, later authoring the company’s first external developer tool. After Eigen, Elias applied his development expertise to growing startups from the ground up. The idea for Port of Context came together with co-founder Patrick Kelly at 7th Avenue Donuts in Brooklyn, out of a shared conviction that developers deserved better tools for building with AI. When he’s not coding, he’s usually trying his best to hike or ski in the mountains—which, living in NYC, is not the easiest task.

Patrick Carney

Patrick Carney

VP of Engineering

Patrick Carney hails from Middletown, Maryland, just ten minutes from the Appalachian Trail. He studied applied math at Virginia Tech and earned his master’s in computer science at Johns Hopkins. Patrick began his career with the DoD and intelligence community before spending seven years at Red Hat, where he served as architect for their Open Innovation Labs. He then helped build BITRIA, a startup later acquired by Gemini, and most recently ran 30k+ containers in platform infrastructure at Fanatics Betting and Gaming. He now helps architect client solutions and shape the cloud infrastructure behind Port of Context. When he’s not working, he’s probably rock climbing. He also played college basketball, which wouldn’t be a surprise if you met him in person.

Misha Lanin

Misha Lanin

Head of Growth

Misha Lanin is from New York City and studied political science at Skidmore College. He started his career as an overseas reporter based in Europe, before applying his storytelling skills in the B2B SaaS space. He spent nearly six years in anti-money laundering and cybersecurity at Sumsub, taking on key editorial and marketing roles as the company grew from early-stage startup to global compliance leader. In March, 2022, he relocated to Hungary for 18 months, founding an aid operation that delivered over 30,000 pounds of food, medicine, and other critical supplies across Ukraine. He returned to New York in 2023 and later joined Port of Context, where he leads marketing strategy, GTM, and content. He lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, and can usually be found tinkering with a 1975 Honda CB200 when he isn’t at work.