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About
Formerly head of AI at Goldman Sachs.
Experience
- Poesis AIChief Scientistcurrent2025 — present
- Rohati CapitalInvesting Partnercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Fellows FundVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSunnyvale, California, United States
- University of California, San DiegoProfessor of Computer Sciencecurrent1990 — presentGreater San Diego Area
- ficc.aiCo-Founder2021 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Goldman SachsGlobal Head of Machine Learning and Managing Director2018 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- AmazonAmazon Fellow2014 — 2018Greater Seattle Area
- Harvard UniversityVisiting Associate Professor1998 — 1999
Skills & more
Agentic AI DevelopmentVenture Capital1Quantitative Finance1Amazon Web Services (AWS)1Online AdvertisingUniversity TeachingAcademic AdvisingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Start-up LeadershipEarly Stage InvestmentGenerative AIB2B Software
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StartupsProduct ManagementMonetizationSoftware DevelopmentSQLEngineeringFinanceResearch and Development (R&D)Cloud ComputingCognitive ScienceDecision TheoryPrivate EquityLanguages French · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Charles Elkan?
- Formerly head of AI at Goldman Sachs.
- Where does Charles Elkan work?
- Charles Elkan is Venture Partner at Fellows.
- Where did Charles Elkan go to school?
- Charles Elkan studied at Cornell University (Ph.D., Computer Science); Stanford University (Visiting scholar, Artificial intelligence); University of Cambridge (B.A., Mathematics).
Same school
Also attended Cornell University1,165
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended University of Cambridge1,413
Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Poesis AI1
Also worked at University of California, San Diego118
Keerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesVignesh RavikumarInvestor at Sierra VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesRachel Tsunemoto Hislop, PhDPrincipal, Director of Research at Two Bear CapitalMaia HightowerInvestor at EPIC VENTURESXuhui ShaoPartner at Foothill Ventures
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000
Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzJosh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi
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Also worked at Amazon939
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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