Angelica Iacovelli
FounderFounder at Nucleo
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedNucleo · YC
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About
Angelica Iacovelli is co-founder and CEO of Nucleo. She previously conducted research at Stanford University on cardiovascular modeling and fluid dynamics simulation, with contributions to NVIDIA's scientific computing libraries. She holds a BS and MS in Mathematical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and completed a research exchange at IIT Madras.
Founder at NucleoYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Angelica went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Nucleo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Nucleo's investors · 4
Co-founders at Nucleo
LP
Luca PegolottiFounder
Experience
- Nucleo (YC F25)CEO, Co-foundercurrent2025 — present
- Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreGuest Lecturer2024 — 2025
- NECSTLabResearcher2021 — 2024Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- QuantumBlack, AI by McKinseyData Scientist2023Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- McKinsey & CompanyData Scientist2023Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Human Vs MachineJunior Account Manager2021Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Skills & more
C++5Python (Programming Language)8R7Matlab19
Languages English · Italian · Spanish
- Fellow - Fully Sponsored by the Next Gen Fund — Silicon Valley Fellowship
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Angelica Iacovelli?
- Angelica Iacovelli is co-founder and CEO of Nucleo. She previously conducted research at Stanford University on cardiovascular modeling and fluid dynamics simulation, with contributions to NVIDIA's scientific computing libraries. She holds a BS and MS in Mathematical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and completed a research exchange at IIT Madras.
- Where does Angelica Iacovelli work?
- Angelica Iacovelli is Founder of Nucleo.
- What companies did Angelica Iacovelli found?
- Angelica Iacovelli founded Nucleo.
- Where did Angelica Iacovelli go to school?
- Angelica Iacovelli studied at Stanford University (Visiting Researcher, Artificial Intelligence); Y Combinator (Founder (YC F25)); Politecnico di Milano (Master's degree, Mathematical Engineering - Statistical Learning).
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