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Cristian Challu

Founder

Founder at Nixtla

United States

FoundedNixtla

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Founder at Nixtla

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Nixtla's investors · 7

Corteza CapitalEnergize CapitalChicago · $10M – $20M checks · since 2026GreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checks · since 2026Latitud VenturesSanta Rosa · $100K – $5M checksMerus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checks · since 2021TechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTrue VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Nixtla

MMMax Mergenthaler Canseco
Max Mergenthaler CansecoExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. NixtlaCSO & Co-Foundercurrent2021 — present
  2. CMU Auton LabGraduate Student2019 — 2024Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  3. AmazonAI Research Scientist2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. OraxSenior Data Scientist2018 — 2019Mexico City, Mexico
  5. Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de MéxicoResearch Assistant2017 — 2018Mexico City, Mexico

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Cristian Challu?
Executive Officer, Director at Nixtla
Where does Cristian Challu work?
Cristian Challu is Founder of Nixtla.
What companies did Cristian Challu found?
Cristian Challu founded Nixtla.
Where did Cristian Challu go to school?
Cristian Challu studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning); Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Master's degree, Data Science).

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