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Alex Wolf

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Lamin

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

FoundedLamin · YC

About

Alex Wolf previously created Scanpy and led the development of the compute platform at Cellarity; he now works on open-source data infrastructure for biology at Lamin.

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Alex Wolf @falexwolf

Biological validity is only as good as the sanity of the dataset, in particular when the task is as complex as predicting high-dim cellular perturbation response. Even the largest dataset is a small island compared to the dimensionality of this problem. How that island was https://t.co/tgH6MJCoT7

May 12, 2026 · ♥ 5

Alex Wolf @falexwolf

When spatial datasets accumulate across experiments and technologies, managing, querying, and training models on them becomes a major challenge. To address this, we built support for scverse's SpatialData format into LaminDB, enabling cross-dataset queries, dataset validation, https://t.co/6jlZoHUH05

Apr 15, 2026 · ♥ 26 · ⇄ 7

Alex Wolf @falexwolf

Two years ago we partnered with Mark Keller from Nils Gehlenborg’s Lab at Harvard to make Vitessce work seamlessly with LaminDB for interactive visualization of multimodal + spatial datasets. The integration has found much use across academia, biotech, and pharma — so we wrote https://t.co/WsUKyEsesT

Mar 2, 2026 · ♥ 10 · ⇄ 2

Co-Founder & CEO at LaminYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Lamin's investors · 2

Dimension CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Lamin

SSSunny Sun
Sunny SunFounder
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Frederic EnardCo-CTO & Founding Engineer

Experience

  1. LaminCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — present
  2. scverseAdvisory Committeecurrent2024 — present
  3. scverseManagement Committee2019 — 2024
  4. scverseCreator Scanpy, Project Lead2016 — 2019
  5. Retro BiosciencesScientific Advisorcurrent2022 — present
  6. DoloromicsScientific Advisor2022 — 2025
  7. CellaritySenior Director, Head of Scientific Computing2021 — 2022
  8. CellarityDirector, Head of Applied Machine Learning2021
  9. CellarityAssociate Director, Head of Applied Machine Learning2019 — 2021
  10. CellarityAssociate Director, Machine Learning2018 — 2019
  11. CellarityConsultant, Machine Learning2018
  12. Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenAdjunct Researcher, Machine Learning2018 — 2022
  13. Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenTeam Lead, Machine Learning2017 — 2018
  14. Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenPostdoctoral Researcher, Machine Learning2015 — 2017
  15. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenPhD Candidate2013 — 2015Munich Area, Germany
  16. Columbia University in the City of New YorkVisiting Scholar2015New York City Area
  17. Bosch ResearchPhD Candidate2012 — 2013Stuttgart Area, Germany
  18. University of AugsburgResearch Scientist2011 — 2012Augsburg
  19. École normale supérieureVisiting Student2010 — 2011Paris Area, France
  20. Georgetown UniversityVisiting Scholar2010Washington D.C. Metro Area

Education

  1. Y CombinatorS222022
  2. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Physics2013 — 2015
  3. FAU Erlangen-NürnbergDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical and Electronics Engineering2012 — 2013
  4. University of AugsburgMaster of Science (MSc), Physics2009 — 2011
  5. University of AugsburgBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics2006 — 2009

Skills & more

Computational Physics3Dynamical Systems2Quantum Mechanics3Quantum Information2Quantum Field Theory2Solar Cells2Simulations4Research11Data Analysis4Statistics1Science9Higher Education
+8 moreMathematical ModelingSolid State PhysicsMachine LearningPythonC++JavaLinuxMathematica

Languages English · French · German

From Alex's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München mafia25

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tim ZinklMaster in Business Administration (M.Sc.)Founded Pairio +1Judith DadaBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded LangdockManuel HeckmannM.A.Founded EcoGMarkus WarmuthMDFounded Monte Rosa TherapeuticsReinhard MeierMedical SchoolFounded TeleClinicChristian SchweigerBachelor of Science - BSFounded Machine26

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FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Anne-Sophie MertgenBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Micro MeatLucas SchneiderBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded CatamaranJan-Hendrik RuettingerBachelor's degreeFounded Dataleap

Cellarity mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Noubar AfeyanCo-Founder and ChairmanFounded ProFound Therapeutics +5Avak KahvejianBoard MemberFounded ProFound Therapeutics +1

University of Augsburg mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Manuel HeckmannnoFounded EcoGPhilipp RollwageBachelor of Science (B. Sc.)Founded CoCrafter

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

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Also attended Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München131

Celine XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalFriedrich von WulffenPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesLaura WeigertSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersToby TriebelPartner at FinTech CollectiveGabriel MatuschkaPartner at Fly Ventures

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Also attended FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg26

Bernhard KöhlerInvestment Director and Authorised Signatory at Bayern KapitalJannis ChoulidisManaging Partner at BlockwallFlorian BreinerOperating Partner, Growth at FoodLabsReinhard VoelkelInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsChristian SchadVenture Partner at AuxxoChristian KrollVenture Partner at World Fund

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Also attended University of Augsburg17

Hannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsMichael HorejsiController at Burda Principal InvestmentsPaula JakobJunior Finance Manager at PICUS CAPITALMaria PopovaDirector Portfolio Management at SevenVenturesMichael SailerPartner and CFO at Munich Venture PartnersMarie AsanoPartner at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cellarity6

Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringUmut EserVenture Partner at Magnetic VenturesPoorya HosseiniPartner at Camford CapitalFabian TheisVenture Advisor at Amino CollectiveAvak KahvejianGeneral Partner at Flagship PioneeringMichael RetchinAssociate at Petri

Also worked at Helmholtz Zentrum München3

Oliver SchoppePrincipal at UVC PartnersFabian TheisVenture Advisor at Amino CollectiveTimon SchneiderInvestment Team Fellow at Amino Collective

Also worked at Columbia University in the City of New York154

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRon ZoriVenture Partner at Lerer HippeauRalph DeBernardoPartner, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesRichard ChesworthInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJesse Coors-BlankenshipCo-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalLauren YoungHead of Platform at AlleyCorp

+ 148 more

Also worked at Bosch Research36

Christian NoskePartner at NGP CapitalDebtanu GangulyFull Stack AI Engineer at BlockwallRobin GodenrathFounding Partner & Managing Director at PICUS CAPITALFiona RooneyGeneral Counsel at InHealth VenturesHandan ÖzgöcenInvestment Analyst at TDK VenturesHannes SchillManaging Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

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