Bronte Kolar
| Brontë Kolar | |
| Occupation | Co-Founder and CEO of Zeon Systems |
|---|---|
| Known for | Zeon Systems, AI-native trucking TMS |
| Education | UC Berkeley College of Engineering; Delft University of Technology |
Brontë Kolar is an American entrepreneur and engineer who is the co-founder and CEO of Zeon Systems, a company developing an AI-native transportation management system (TMS) for the trucking industry.[1] The company is based in San Francisco, California.
Education
Kolar studied at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and at the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering, where she earned a Master of Engineering degree in bioengineering in 2023.[2] While at Berkeley, she served as a graduate student researcher and worked as a graduate student instructor for a course on human genome, environment, and public health.
Career
Prior to founding Zeon Systems, Kolar worked in computational biology and bioinformatics. In 2023, she held a position as an associate scientist (computational) at Brightseed, a biotech company. She subsequently joined LatchBio, a bioinformatics platform company, where she worked as a bioinformatics engineer from 2023 to 2024 and was promoted to lead bioinformatics engineer, a role she held from 2024 to 2025.[3] During her time at LatchBio, Kolar co-authored a technical blog post on engineering plastic-degrading enzymes and PCSK9 binders using protein AI tools, exploring the application of machine learning methods to protein engineering.[4]
In 2025, Kolar co-founded Zeon Systems and became its CEO. The company builds an AI-native trucking transportation management system, applying artificial intelligence to logistics and freight management operations.[5]
References
- ↑ "Bronte Kolar". 'Crunchbase}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Brontë Kolar, MEng '23 (BioE): "Women have a place in STEM."". 'University of California, Berkeley}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Brontë Kolar". 'RocketReach}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Engineering Plastic-Degrading Enzymes and PCSK9 Binders with Protein AI Tools". 'LatchBio}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Zeon Systems". 'Zeon Systems}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.