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Ahmet Demirbas

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Co-Founder & CTO at Mentlio

Pasadena, California, United States

FoundedMentlio · YC

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Co-founder and CTO of Mentlio, Ahmet Demirbas studied computer science at Caltech and has published research on machine learning, NLP, and agents in venues including IEEE, ACM, and BMC.

Co-Founder & CTO at MentlioYC S26

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Ahmet went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Mentlio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Co-founders at Mentlio

ASAshank Shah
Ashank ShahCo-Founder & CEO

Experience

  1. MentlioCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — presentPasadena, California, United States
  2. OpenRecoveryFounding Engineer2025 — 2026
  3. OpenRecoveryAI Research Intern2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied SciencesMachine Learning Research Intern2021 — 2025Embedded Sensing and Computing (ESC) Group, CSE Department – University at Buffalo SUNY
  5. theCoderSchoolCoding Instructor2024

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)PyTorchJavaUnity3DArtificial Intelligence (AI)Large Language Models (LLM)Data AnalysisComputer VisionMachine Learning1Digital TwinVirtual Reality (VR)Hyperspectral Imaging
+3 moreBig DataTutoringWeb Design

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Who is Ahmet Demirbas?
Co-founder and CTO of Mentlio, Ahmet Demirbas studied computer science at Caltech and has published research on machine learning, NLP, and agents in venues including IEEE, ACM, and BMC.
Where does Ahmet Demirbas work?
Ahmet Demirbas is Co-Founder & CTO of Mentlio.
What companies did Ahmet Demirbas found?
Ahmet Demirbas founded Mentlio.
Where did Ahmet Demirbas go to school?
Ahmet Demirbas studied at Y Combinator; Caltech (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); LeapYear.

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