About
Daniel led simulation and testing for autonomous vehicle scenarios at Cruise, then machine learning for Square's ecommerce products, where he developed ML capabilities for the Photo Studio app and catalog import functionality.
Co-Founder at VariantYC F24
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Variant's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Variant's investors below.
Variant's investors · 1
Co-founders at Variant
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Benjamin South LeeCo-Founder, CEO
Experience
- VariantCo-Founder, CTO (YC F24)current2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CruiseSenior ML Researcher II2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- SquareML Research Lead, Ecommerce2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- SquareSenior ML Researcher2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- SquareML Researcher (Modeling)2018 — 2019
- SquareProduct Analyst2018San Francisco Bay Area
- WeeblyGrowth Analyst2017 — 2018San Francisco, California
- Agora ArtsGrowth Hacker2016 — 2017Detroit Metropolitan Area
- Arges, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2015 — 2016Santiago, Chile
- Virtual ChileFounding Executive Director & Speaker2016Santiago, Chile
- MIT Center for Theoretical PhysicsUndergraduate Researcher in Guth/Kaiser Density Perturbations Group2012 — 2015Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Theta Chi Fraternity, Beta ChapterRecruitment Chairman2013 — 2014Greater Boston
- Theta Chi Fraternity, Beta ChapterVice President2013Greater Boston
- Look to the CrowdStudent Volunteer2014Greater Boston
Skills & more
Research6Physics6Entrepreneurship5Theoretical Physics3Statistics4Mathematics3Mathematical Modeling3Product Management1CalculusNumerical Analysis1Data Analysis2Data Visualization1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano?
- Daniel led simulation and testing for autonomous vehicle scenarios at Cruise, then machine learning for Square's ecommerce products, where he developed ML capabilities for the Photo Studio app and catalog import functionality.
- Where does Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano work?
- Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano is Co-Founder of Variant.
- What companies did Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano found?
- Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano founded Variant.
- Where did Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano go to school?
- Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Double Bachelor's Degree, Physics & Mathematics); Oberlin College (Physics, Mathematics); Oberlin High School (High School Diploma).
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