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Ben Magolan

Founder

Founder at Paperplane

New York, New York, United States

FoundedPaperplane · YC

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561 people in our graph share verified history with Ben — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Noubar AfeyanunlockedBen: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2013–2018)
×3Ben: together at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
×5Ben: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
×2Ben: together at Xometry

About

Ben Magolan previously worked as an ML Ops tech lead at Xometry and as a software engineer at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT, with research focused on reactor coolant modeling and simulation.

Founder at PaperplaneYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Paperplane's investors below.

Paperplane's investors · 4

Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksBloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checksCornerstone Venture PartnersNew York · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Paperplane

DKDaniel Kwak
Daniel KwakCo-Founder
JHJack Hopkins
Jack HopkinsFounder

Experience

  1. SunrunStaff AI & ML Software Engineercurrent2024 — present
  2. PaperplaneCo-Founder (YC W23)2021 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. XometrySenior Software Engineer -- ML Ops2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. SteadyCo-founder & CTO2020 — 2021
  5. Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP)Senior Software Engineer2018 — 2020Niskayuna, NY
  6. MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering Communication LabCommunication Lab Fellow2016 — 2018Cambridge, MA
  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Graduate Research Assistant2013 — 2018Cambridge, MA
  8. Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP)Rickover Fellow on Practicum Assignment2015Niskayuna, NY
  9. Los Alamos National LaboratoryComputational Physics Summer Workshop Fellow2014Los Alamos, NM

Skills & more

Nuclear Engineering6Nuclear Energy6CFD4OpenFOAM1Fluid Dynamics4Project Management2Science2Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)1Data Analysis2Physics1Simulations1Research2
+6 moreC++PythonFortranMatlabMicrosoft OfficeLaTeX

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Magolan?
Ben Magolan previously worked as an ML Ops tech lead at Xometry and as a software engineer at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT, with research focused on reactor coolant modeling and simulation.
Where does Ben Magolan work?
Ben Magolan is Founder of Paperplane.
What companies did Ben Magolan found?
Ben Magolan founded Paperplane.
Where did Ben Magolan go to school?
Ben Magolan studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Nuclear Science and Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Nuclear Science and Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Nuclear).

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