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Andre Esteva, PhD

Founder

Founder at Artera

Los Altos, California, United States

FoundedArtera

About

Andre Esteva, PhD, is co-founder and CEO of ArteraAI, a medical AI company focused on personalizing cancer therapy, and was previously Head of Medical AI at Salesforce Research, with earlier engineering roles at Google Research, Sandia National Labs, and GE Healthcare. He was named to the 2025 TIME100 Health list and Modern Healthcare's 40 Under 40 for 2025, and has co-founded four companies. He holds a PhD in machine learning and computer vision from Stanford and an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Artera's investors · 9

Breyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksHealth Velocity CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Jackson Square VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Koch Disruptive TechnologiesSan FranciscoLead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2025SUMMATION HEALTH VENTURESLong Beach · since 2025TenOneTen VenturesLos Angeles · $500K – $5M checksWalden CatalystSan Francisco · $550K checks

Co-founders at Artera

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Experience

  1. ArteraCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2021 — presentLos Altos, California, United States
  2. YPOMembercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. SalesforceHead of Medical AI2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. CrestaCo-Founder2017 — 2019
  5. Stanford UniversityVisiting Scholar, Artificial Intelligence Lab2017
  6. Stanford UniversityPhD Student, Artificial Intelligence Lab2012 — 2017
  7. VentureFellow, Greylock X2017Palo Alto
  8. VentureEntrepreneur-in-residence, Charles River Ventures2017
  9. VentureFellow, Sequoia Capital2017Palo Alto
  10. VentureFellow, Accel Ventures Leadership Program2016 — 2017Palo Alto, California, United States
  11. Google Research / [x]Research Intern, Deep Learning and Computer Vision2015
  12. Sandia National LaboratoriesResearcher, Computational Nuclear Fusion2012Albuquerque, New Mexico
  13. Sandia National LaboratoriesResearcher, Metamaterials2011Albuquerque, New Mexico
  14. CESR - Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de RayonnementIntern, Spacecraft Device Design2010Toulouse Area, France
  15. GE HealthcareIntern, X-ray Image Processing2009Waukesha, WI

Skills & more

Machine Learning23Artificial Intelligence11Computer Science15Entrepreneurship6Computer Vision2Research5Python5Matlab16Python (Programming Language)2

Languages English · French · Spanish

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Who is Andre Esteva, PhD?
Andre Esteva, PhD, is co-founder and CEO of ArteraAI, a medical AI company focused on personalizing cancer therapy, and was previously Head of Medical AI at Salesforce Research, with earlier engineering roles at Google Research, Sandia National Labs, and GE Healthcare. He was named to the 2025 TIME100 Health list and Modern Healthcare's 40 Under 40 for 2025, and has co-founded four companies. He holds a PhD in machine learning and computer vision from Stanford and an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin.
Where does Andre Esteva, PhD work?
Andre Esteva, PhD is Founder of Artera.
What companies did Andre Esteva, PhD found?
Andre Esteva, PhD founded Artera.
Where did Andre Esteva, PhD go to school?
Andre Esteva, PhD studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Machine Learning and Computer Vision); Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

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