About
Bao Nguyen is co-founder and CEO of Hessian. He previously co-founded Zettafleet, a decentralized LLM training platform, and worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg developing machine learning pipelines for asset rating and index management. He holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a BSc in Computer Science from Durham University, with published research in ML systems.
Co-Founder & CEO at HessianYC X26
Intro paths
Bao went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Hessian's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Bao can intro founders to Hessian's investors below.
Hessian's investors · 2
Co-founders at Hessian
Experience
- Hessian (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ZettafleetCo-Founder & Head of Machine Learning2024 — 2026Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Bloomberg LPSoftware Engineer2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Falmouth UniversityResearch Intern2016Falmouth, England, United Kingdom
Skills & more
From Bao's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bao Nguyen?
- Bao Nguyen is co-founder and CEO of Hessian. He previously co-founded Zettafleet, a decentralized LLM training platform, and worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg developing machine learning pipelines for asset rating and index management. He holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a BSc in Computer Science from Durham University, with published research in ML systems.
- Where does Bao Nguyen work?
- Bao Nguyen is Co-Founder & CEO of Hessian.
- What companies did Bao Nguyen found?
- Bao Nguyen founded Hessian.
- Where did Bao Nguyen go to school?
- Bao Nguyen studied at University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Advanced Computer Science); Durham University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Truro and Penwith College (Advanced Levels (A Levels)).
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