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Charles Bai

Founder

Founder at Paces

New York, New York, United States

FoundedPaces · YC

30 Under 30 2023 · Energy

About

Charles Bai is co-founder and CTO of Paces. He previously worked on large model inference and led AI efficiency efforts at Meta AI, and built data-intensive software solutions at multiple startups. He holds a computer science degree from Cornell University.

Founder at PacesYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Charles went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Paces's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Charles can intro founders to Paces's investors below.

Paces's investors · 4

Navitas CapitalCulver City · $100K – $5M checksResolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checksSuffolk TechnologiesBostonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Paces

JMJames McWalter
James McWalterFounder

Experience

  1. PacesCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
  2. On DeckFellow2021 — 2022
  3. MetaAI Engineer2019 — 2022California, United States
  4. HANGCo-Founder2018 — 2019New York, United States
  5. ActionIQEngineering & Product2018New York, United States
  6. FacebookSoftware Engineer2017California, United States
  7. StartupTreeSoftware Developer2016 — 2017New York, United States

Skills & more

StartupClimateProduct ManagementRapid PrototypingNatural Language Processing (NLP)Deep LearningProduct DesignData AnalysisArtificial Intelligence (AI)C++

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Charles Bai?
Charles Bai is co-founder and CTO of Paces. He previously worked on large model inference and led AI efficiency efforts at Meta AI, and built data-intensive software solutions at multiple startups. He holds a computer science degree from Cornell University.
Where does Charles Bai work?
Charles Bai is Founder of Paces.
What companies did Charles Bai found?
Charles Bai founded Paces.
Where did Charles Bai go to school?
Charles Bai studied at Y Combinator (S22); Cornell University (Computer Science).

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