About
Cyril Diagne is co-founder and CEO of Init ML. He previously served as head of media and interaction design at ECAL, a Swiss university of arts and design, and was an artist in residence at Google Arts & Culture, where he developed machine learning projects.
Founder at ClipDropYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Cyril went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Cyril can intro founders to ClipDrop's investors below.
ClipDrop's investors · 3
Co-founders at ClipDrop
JB
Jonathan BlanchetFounder
DH
Damien HenryFounder
Experience
- Black Forest LabsEngineercurrent2025 — present
- Stability AIVP of Innovation, Clipdrop2023 — 2024Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Init MLCo-Founder, CEO2020 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
- GoogleArtist In Residence2015 — 2020Paris, Île-de-France, France
- ECAL University of Art and Design LausanneProfessor, Head of Media & Interaction Design Bachelor2015 — 2018Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lab212 CollectiveCo-Founder2008 — 2015Paris, Île-de-France, France
Skills & more
TeachingProgramming7User Experience (UX)6Interaction Design6Data Visualization1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cyril Diagne?
- Cyril Diagne is co-founder and CEO of Init ML. He previously served as head of media and interaction design at ECAL, a Swiss university of arts and design, and was an artist in residence at Google Arts & Culture, where he developed machine learning projects.
- Where does Cyril Diagne work?
- Cyril Diagne is Founder of ClipDrop.
- What companies did Cyril Diagne found?
- Cyril Diagne founded ClipDrop.
- Where did Cyril Diagne go to school?
- Cyril Diagne studied at GOBELINS Paris.
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