Benjamin Muñoz-Cerro
FounderFounder at Velum Labs
Stanford, California, United States
FoundedVelum Labs · YC
About
Benjamin Muñoz-Cerro is the CEO of Velum Labs and studied physics at Harvard and quantum computing at Stanford.
Founder at Velum LabsYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Velum Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Velum Labs's investors below.
Velum Labs's investors · 1
Co-founders at Velum Labs
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Alen Rubilar-MuñozFounder
Experience
- Velum Labs (YC W26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityPhysics Researchercurrent2021 — presentStanford, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityTreasurer at Explore Energy academic house2022 — 2025
- Stanford UniversityStudent worker, Office of Accessible Education2021 — 2025Stanford, California, United States
- Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, GermanyQuantum Electronics Researcher2023 — 2025Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- PhD students of the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex SystemsQuantum Computing Researcher2023 — 2025Dresden, Saxony, Germany
- Harvard UniversityUndergraduate Research Assistant2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Ag GeniusChief Innovation Officer2022 — 2023Stanford, California, United States
- Centro Avanzado de Enseñanza SIMES (CAES - Chile) / Academia de Ciencias SIMES / Educación STEM.Scientific Associate2020 — 2021Chile
Skills & more
Quantum InformationSuperconductorsMolecular Beam EpitaxyGrapheneDigital Circuit DesignElectronicsCondensed Matter PhysicsMathematics1Critical Reading1PhysicsEnglish1Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
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Topological InsulatorsC++StrategyAnalytical SkillsLanguages English · German · Spanish
- The Evolving Universe — Caltech
- Introduction to Mathematical Thinking — Stanford University
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjamin Muñoz-Cerro?
- Benjamin Muñoz-Cerro is the CEO of Velum Labs and studied physics at Harvard and quantum computing at Stanford.
- Where does Benjamin Muñoz-Cerro work?
- Benjamin Muñoz-Cerro is Founder of Velum Labs.
- What companies did Benjamin Muñoz-Cerro found?
- Benjamin Muñoz-Cerro founded Velum Labs.
- Where did Benjamin Muñoz-Cerro go to school?
- Benjamin Muñoz-Cerro studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics and Math); Instituto de Humanidades Concepción (High School Diploma, Physics); Y Combinator.
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