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!

SamuelGH: swangtreeFavorite gift: Milkis!

LiamGH: Liam HochmanFavorite gift: monkey antiques.

JustinGH: jsong-dongFavorite gift: anything crochet

CharlotteGH: CharlotteWangv587Favorite gift: pottery/art

ColeGH: cjuyematsuFavorite gift: clothes

StefanieGH: stefanienguyFavorite gift: Anything tech

JoannaGH: 23jlamFavorite gift: concert tickets

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.