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Carl Peterson

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Founder at Thunder Compute

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedThunder Compute · YC

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

Daisuke MinamideunlockedCarl: together at Thunder Compute (2024–2026)
Carl: together at Georgia Institute of Technology
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About

Carl Peterson is the CEO of Thunder Compute and previously worked as a management consultant at Bain.

Founder at Thunder ComputeYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Carl went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — 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 Thunder Compute's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Carl can intro founders to Thunder Compute's investors below.

Thunder Compute's investors · 4

CyberAgent CapitalBay Area · since 2026MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Preston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Thunder Compute

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Brian ModelFounder

Experience

  1. Thunder ComputeCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2022 — 2024Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Skills & more

Leadership17Cloud Infrastructure3Data Analysis10Cloud Computing2Serverless Computing2Information Technology2PyTorch3Entrepreneurship2Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Graphics Processing Unit2Deep Learning2Computer Science2
+12 moreVirtualizationDistributed SystemsHigh Performance Computing (HPC)DevOpsTensorFlowPython (Programming Language)Enterprise SoftwareMachine LearningAmazon Web Services (AWS)RSQLPandas (Software)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Carl Peterson?
Carl Peterson is the CEO of Thunder Compute and previously worked as a management consultant at Bain.
Where does Carl Peterson work?
Carl Peterson is Founder of Thunder Compute.
What companies did Carl Peterson found?
Carl Peterson founded Thunder Compute.
Where did Carl Peterson go to school?
Carl Peterson studied at Y Combinator; Georgia Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS, Analytics); Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Engineering).

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