Ben Koska
InvestorFounderFounder at SF Tensor
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSF Tensor · YC
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About
Ben Koska is the founder of SF Tensor, where he works on GPU kernel optimization. The company builds software and infrastructure for high-performance AI and HPC workloads, including managed GPU orchestration, a kernel optimizer, and a programming language that abstracts hardware differences across vendors.
Founder at SF TensorYC F25
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Ben went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran SF Tensor's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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- SF TensorCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
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- Who is Ben Koska?
- Ben Koska is the founder of SF Tensor, where he works on GPU kernel optimization. The company builds software and infrastructure for high-performance AI and HPC workloads, including managed GPU orchestration, a kernel optimizer, and a programming language that abstracts hardware differences across vendors.
- Where does Ben Koska work?
- Ben Koska is Founder of SF Tensor.
- What companies did Ben Koska found?
- Ben Koska founded SF Tensor.
- What companies has Ben Koska invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Poth Labs.
- Where did Ben Koska go to school?
- Ben Koska studied at Y Combinator (F25 Batch); Z Fellows.
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