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Bert De Brabandere

Founder

Founder at Segments.ai

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

FoundedSegments.ai · YC

About

Bert De Brabandere is the founder of Segments.ai and holds a PhD in Computer Vision and Machine Learning from KU Leuven.

Founder at Segments.aiYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Bert went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Segments.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Bert can intro founders to Segments.ai's investors below.

Segments.ai's investors · 3

Merus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checksVolta VenturesGhent · $108K – $1.1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Segments.ai

ODOtto Debals
Otto DebalsFounder

Experience

  1. Segments.aiFoundercurrent2019 — presentLeuven, Belgium
  2. KU LeuvenPostdoctoral Researcher2019Leuven, Belgium
  3. KU LeuvenPhD Researcher2014 — 2019Leuven, Belgium
  4. DeepMindResearch Intern2017London Area, United Kingdom
  5. CapgeminiIT Consultant2013 — 2014Brussels Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Electrical Engineering7Web Technologies5Machine Learning5Computer Vision2Autonomous VehiclesDeep Learning4TensorFlow1Python1TorchPyTorchTeamwork1

Languages Dutch · English · French · German

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bert De Brabandere?
Bert De Brabandere is the founder of Segments.ai and holds a PhD in Computer Vision and Machine Learning from KU Leuven.
Where does Bert De Brabandere work?
Bert De Brabandere is Founder of Segments.ai.
What companies did Bert De Brabandere found?
Bert De Brabandere founded Segments.ai.
Where did Bert De Brabandere go to school?
Bert De Brabandere studied at KU Leuven (Master of Science (MSc), Electrical Engineering); ETH Zürich (Electrical Engineering and Information Technology); KU Leuven (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

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