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Anand: together at Patronus AI
About
Anand Kannappan is the co-founder and CEO of Patronus AI, a company developing simulation research and infrastructure for training and evaluating frontier AI models and agents, and the source of AI evaluation projects including FinanceBench, Lynx, SimpleSafetyTests, and CopyrightCatcher. Before founding Patronus AI, he led applied machine learning and causal inference work at Meta Reality Labs, where he built the organization's first observational causal inference platform and served as a functional lead for a 70-person team. Patronus AI is backed by investors including Lightspeed, Notable Capital, Factorial, Stanford, and Datadog.
Cofounder at Patronus AI
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Rebecca QianCofounder
Experience
- Patronus AICo-Founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- FacebookMLcurrent2019 — presentMenlo Park, California
- Kyber TechnologiesCo-Founder2015 — 2020
- Oculus VRData Scientist2018Menlo Park, California
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessResearch Assistant2017
- BlackRockQuantitative Analyst2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- UptakeProduct Manager2016Greater Chicago Area
- PeelSoftware Engineer Intern2015
Skills & more
Python29C3R4Java29JavaScript23Tableau3HTML20CSS19PowerPoint23Microsoft Office35Leadership70Public Speaking67
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Team ManagementAnalytical SkillsEntrepreneurshipSoftware DevelopmentProduct ManagementData ScienceMachine LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)Web DevelopmentMobile Application DevelopmentSocial Media MarketingSocial MediaLanguages English · Spanish · Tamil
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anand Kannappan?
- Anand Kannappan is the co-founder and CEO of Patronus AI, a company developing simulation research and infrastructure for training and evaluating frontier AI models and agents, and the source of AI evaluation projects including FinanceBench, Lynx, SimpleSafetyTests, and CopyrightCatcher. Before founding Patronus AI, he led applied machine learning and causal inference work at Meta Reality Labs, where he built the organization's first observational causal inference platform and served as a functional lead for a 70-person team. Patronus AI is backed by investors including Lightspeed, Notable Capital, Factorial, Stanford, and Datadog.
- Where does Anand Kannappan work?
- Anand Kannappan is Cofounder of Patronus AI.
- What companies did Anand Kannappan found?
- Anand Kannappan founded Patronus AI.
- Where did Anand Kannappan go to school?
- Anand Kannappan studied at University of Chicago (Bachelor's degree, Economics); Stanford University; Dougherty Valley High School.
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University of Chicago mafia191
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Dougherty Valley High School mafia3
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Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalRolanda FuInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture Partners
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Palmer LuckeyFounder & CTO of Anduril Industries; founder of Oculus VRSanto PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalAnna SweetInvestor at Makers FundJulie WilleyInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsAntonio RodriguezPartner at Matrix PartnersPeter DengGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire Ventures
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Steve MurrayAdvisor, Revolution Growth at RevolutionJoe HayesInvestor at LightbankMajed Al SorourSpecial Advisor at Little Bristol PartnersJoshua M. DamonInvestor at Madison Dearborn PartnersMichael GoldsteinGeneral Counsel at APXNeal SarrafManaging Director at Forum Ventures
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