About Pareto Presents

Our mission

Pareto Presents was made to help groups give gifts that feel thoughtful, without the awkwardness of guessing what a friend wants or the chaos of figuring out logistics.

Whether it's Secret Santa, birthdays, or just-because presents, we want organizers to feel confident that everyone is seen, included, and excited about what they receive.

At the same time, we care a lot about preserving the surprise and delight that make gifting feel magical — not mechanical.

How it works

  • We collect lightweight preference data from your group.
  • We generate pairings & gift suggestions tailored to your people.
  • Organizers can review, tweak, or fully override suggestions.

Meet the team

A team of 8 students who like gifting, data, and building tools that make life a little easier and more fun!

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Samuel

SamuelGH: swangtreeFavorite gift: Milkis!

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Liam

LiamGH: Liam HochmanFavorite gift: monkey antiques.

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Justin

JustinGH: jsong-dongFavorite gift: anything crochet

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Charlotte

CharlotteGH: CharlotteWangv587Favorite gift: pottery/art

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Cole

ColeGH: cjuyematsuFavorite gift: clothes

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Stefanie

StefanieGH: stefanienguyFavorite gift: Anything tech

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Joanna

JoannaGH: 23jlamFavorite gift: concert tickets

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Sam

SamGH: samuelbingham07Favorite gift: board/video games

Built at 5C P-ai

Pareto Presents is a project incubated by 5C P-ai, a cross-campus computer science club at the Claremont Colleges.

P-ai brings together CS engineers to build tools for real communities with a focus on AI usage.

Pareto Presents is a fun experiment turned product about how algorithms can support the human touch behind gift-giving.

Credit & contact

Maintained by the Pareto Presents within 5C P-ai.

5cpai.com