Carl Peterson
FounderFounder at Thunder Compute
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedThunder Compute Β· YC
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) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Thunder Compute's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Carl can intro founders to Thunder Compute's investors below.
Thunder Compute's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Thunder Compute
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Brian ModelFounder
Experience
- Thunder ComputeCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2022 β 2024Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Skills & more
Leadership17Cloud Infrastructure3Data Analysis10Cloud Computing2Serverless Computing2Information Technology2PyTorch3Entrepreneurship2Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Graphics Processing Unit2Deep Learning2Computer Science2
+12 more
VirtualizationDistributed SystemsHigh Performance Computing (HPC)DevOpsTensorFlowPython (Programming Language)Enterprise SoftwareMachine LearningAmazon Web Services (AWS)RSQLPandas (Software)From Carl's professional profile.
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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