About
Berke Argin studied computer science at EPFL and previously worked at UBS. He is currently Chief AI Officer at Compresr.
Founder at CompresrYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Berke went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Compresr's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Berke can intro founders to Compresr's investors below.
Compresr's investors · 1
Co-founders at Compresr
Experience
- Compresr (YC W26)Co-founder & CAIOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Bölgesi
- UBSAI Research Scientist2025Lozan, Vaud, İsviçre
- EPFLStudent Assistant2024 — 2025
- Lifemote NetworksResearch Engineer2022 — 2025İstanbul, Türkiye
- Boğaziçi ÜniversitesiStudent Assistant2022İstanbul, Türkiye
- Lifemote NetworksResearch Engineer2021İstanbul, Türkiye
- Gulliver's GamesUnity Game Developer2021İstanbul, Türkiye
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Berke Argin?
- Berke Argin studied computer science at EPFL and previously worked at UBS. He is currently Chief AI Officer at Compresr.
- Where does Berke Argin work?
- Berke Argin is Founder of Compresr.
- What companies did Berke Argin found?
- Berke Argin founded Compresr.
- Where did Berke Argin go to school?
- Berke Argin studied at Y Combinator; EPFL (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Boğaziçi University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği).
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