Arkadiy Telegin
FounderFounder at Leaping AI
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedLeaping AI · YC
About
Arkadiy Telegin has worked in autonomous robotics spanning self-driving cars, space technology, and consumer applications, and led software efforts at Germany's largest space-tech student organization.
Founder at Leaping AIYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Arkadiy went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Leaping AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Arkadiy can intro founders to Leaping AI's investors below.
Leaping AI's investors · 5
Co-founders at Leaping AI
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Kevin WuFounder
Experience
- Leaping AI (YC W25)Co-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- WARRChief Software Officer, WARR Space Robotics2023 — 2024Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- WARRTechical Lead, WARR Exploration2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- WARRSoftware & Robotics Engineer, WARR Exploration2022 — 2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- PlusML Engineer Intern, Perception2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern, Azure Cognitive Services2022 — 2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- STTech GmbHSoftware Engineer, AI and Autonomous Systems2019 — 2022München
Skills & more
Large Language Models (LLM)4Transformers4Reinforcement Learning4Multi-agent SystemsNvidia Jetson3Python (Programming Language)19MLOps2Linux19JavaScript2Vue.js2Machine Learning26Haskell
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RDBMSAzure KustoRedisDistributed SystemsC++KerasTensorFlowR (Programming Language)Embedded LinuxMicrosoft AzureC#Pandas (Software)Languages English · German · Kazakh · Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arkadiy Telegin?
- Arkadiy Telegin has worked in autonomous robotics spanning self-driving cars, space technology, and consumer applications, and led software efforts at Germany's largest space-tech student organization.
- Where does Arkadiy Telegin work?
- Arkadiy Telegin is Founder of Leaping AI.
- What companies did Arkadiy Telegin found?
- Arkadiy Telegin founded Leaping AI.
- Where did Arkadiy Telegin go to school?
- Arkadiy Telegin studied at Y Combinator; Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) (Honors Degree, Technology Management); The University of Tokyo (Visiting Scholar, Computer Science).
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Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) mafia38
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The University of Tokyo mafia7
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Plus mafia3
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Leaping AI (YC W25)1
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