About
Adam Bowen is a former NASA engineer now serving as CEO of Tergle. He moved to Tokyo at age 17.
Founder at TergleYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Adam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Tergle's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Adam can intro founders to Tergle's investors below.
Experience
- TergleCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationML Engineer2024
- University of CambridgeQuantum Mechanics, Applied Physics2022
Skills & more
Languages English · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adam Bowen?
- Adam Bowen is a former NASA engineer now serving as CEO of Tergle. He moved to Tokyo at age 17.
- Where does Adam Bowen work?
- Adam Bowen is Founder of Tergle.
- What companies did Adam Bowen found?
- Adam Bowen founded Tergle.
- Where did Adam Bowen go to school?
- Adam Bowen studied at Y Combinator (W25).
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