Brandon Abreu Smith
FounderFounder at Structured AI
New York City Metropolitan Area
FoundedStructured AI Β· YC
About
Brandon Abreu Smith is cofounder and CTO at Structured AI. He studied physics at Oxford University and has published research in machine learning.
Founder at Structured AIYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Brandon went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. β the partner who ran Structured AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Brandon can intro founders to Structured AI's investors below.
Structured AI's investors Β· 7
20VCLondon Β· $250K β $5M checks Β· since 2026AirTree VenturesSydney Β· $132K β $16.5M checksCherry VenturesBerlin Β· $2.2M β $7.7M checks Β· since 2026FCVCSan Francisco Β· since 2026Transpose Platform ManagementHouston Β· since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2025Zero Prime VenturesSan Francisco Β· $500K β $1.5M checks Β· since 2026
Co-founders at Structured AI
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Raymond ZhaoFounder
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Issy GreensladeFounder
Experience
- Structured AICo-Founder & CTOcurrent2023 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Syska Hennessy GroupAI Innovation Leadcurrent2023 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- ChromaResident AI Researcher2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Oxford Artificial Intelligence SocietyMachine Learning Researcher2022 β 2023Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- Project ChironChief Technology Officer2022 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Joseph D'Angelo and Associates, Inc. (DNA)Software Engineering Consultant2020 β 2021
- Oxford Artificial Intelligence SocietyComputer Lab Assistant2019 β 2020Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- M2X.aiSoftware Engineer2019 β 2020
Skills & more
Pandas (Software)3Flask1Stripe1C#5SQL4JavaScript1Bash1Python2Microsoft SQL Server1Microsoft Azure2Unity1Python (Programming Language)1
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Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)Back-End Web DevelopmentDevOpsSoftware DevelopmentRAGCoding- Build Deep Learning Models with TensorFlow Skill Path β Codecademy
- How to Make a Website with NameCheap Course β Codecademy
- HTML Basics Course β Codecademy
- Learn React.js: Part II Course β Codecademy
- Learn React Course β Codecademy
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brandon Abreu Smith?
- Brandon Abreu Smith is cofounder and CTO at Structured AI. He studied physics at Oxford University and has published research in machine learning.
- Where does Brandon Abreu Smith work?
- Brandon Abreu Smith is Founder of Structured AI.
- What companies did Brandon Abreu Smith found?
- Brandon Abreu Smith founded Structured AI.
- Where did Brandon Abreu Smith go to school?
- Brandon Abreu Smith studied at Y Combinator (F25); University of Oxford (Master's degree, Physics); Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (A-Levels, Maths).
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