About Therva
About Therva
Therva is a precision airflow device that transforms standard home ovens into accurate, low-temperature cooking systems for proofing, dehydrating, and air sous-vide. The idea emerged while our founder was working at one of the top bakeries in the U.S., where professional-grade proofers were essential for achieving consistent, high-quality results—tools that are largely inaccessible to home bakers.
Existing consumer options are often bulky, imprecise, or limited in capacity, despite the fact that most kitchens already contain an underutilized thermal enclosure: the oven. Therva is built on the belief that better cooking doesn’t require more appliances, but smarter use of the ones we already have.
After multiple generations of functional prototypes and beta testing with early users, we are currently refining the design for manufacturing, targeting initial production in late 2026.
Therva is a precision airflow device that transforms standard home ovens into accurate, low-temperature cooking systems for proofing, dehydrating, and air sous-vide. The idea emerged while our founder was working at one of the top bakeries in the U.S., where professional-grade proofers were essential for achieving consistent, high-quality results—tools that are largely inaccessible to home bakers.
Existing consumer options are often bulky, imprecise, or limited in capacity, despite the fact that most kitchens already contain an underutilized thermal enclosure: the oven. Therva is built on the belief that better cooking doesn’t require more appliances, but smarter use of the ones we already have.
After multiple generations of functional prototypes and beta testing with early users, we are currently refining the design for manufacturing, targeting initial production in late 2026.
Meet the Team

Neil Murphy
Founder + CEO
Core Expertise: Product strategy, hardware-market fit, prototype-to-production execution

Yuting Duan
Software Engineer
Core Expertise: Web development, Data analysis, Unit testing & beachmarking

Zachary Doroshenko
Computer Science
Core Expertise: Rendering, Back-end web development. C++.

Naomi Crowder
UX Designer
Core Expertise: Product & UX Design, User Research & Insight Synthesis, Interaction & Information Design, Prototyping (Figma), Visual & Interface Design

Erina Jung
Social Media
Core Expertise: Content strategy, brand storytelling, consumer research

Kelly Lin
Social Media
Core Expertise: Brand messaging, audience insight, content creation, and early-stage growth

Luis Zaragoza
Mechanical Engineer
Core Expertise: Computer Aided Design, Prototype Fabrication, Heat and Airflow Management

Maryam Vagharfard
UX Designer
Core Expertise: User Experience/User Interface Design, User Research, Information Architecture, Wireframing, Interactive prototyping
Join Us
Join Us
Join us in building Therva from the ground up. We’re a small, passionate team creating a smarter way to cook at home through thoughtful design, engineering, and storytelling. If you’re excited about startups, product development, food, or creating something people genuinely love using, we’d love to have you involved.
Join us in building Therva from the ground up. We’re a small, passionate team creating a smarter way to cook at home through thoughtful design, engineering, and storytelling. If you’re excited about startups, product development, food, or creating something people genuinely love using, we’d love to have you involved.
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Maryam Vagharfard
UX Designer
Core Expertise: User Experience/User Interface Design, User Research, Information Architecture, Wireframing, Interactive prototyping

Yuting Duan
Software Engineer
Core Expertise: Web development, Data analysis, Unit testing & beachmarking

Yuting Duan
Software Engineer
Core Expertise: Web development, Data analysis, Unit testing & beachmarking

Naomi Crowder
UX Designer
Core Expertise: Product & UX Design, User Research & Insight Synthesis, Interaction & Information Design, Prototyping (Figma), Visual & Interface Design

Erina Jung
Social Media
Core Expertise: Content strategy, brand storytelling, consumer research

Luis Zaragoza
Mechanical Engineer
Core Expertise: Computer Aided Design, Prototype Fabrication, Heat and Airflow Management

Zachary Doroshenko
Computer Science
Core Expertise: Rendering, Back-end web development. C++.

Kelly Lin
Social Media
Core Expertise: Brand messaging, audience insight, content creation, and early-stage growth