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.
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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
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDouble Bachelor's Degree, Physics & Mathematics2011 — 2015
- Oberlin CollegePhysics, Mathematics2010 — 2011
- Oberlin High SchoolHigh School Diploma2007 — 2011
Skills & more
Research6Physics6Entrepreneurship5Theoretical Physics3Statistics4Mathematics3Mathematical Modeling3Product Management1CalculusNumerical Analysis1Data Analysis2Data Visualization1
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Product AnalysisScikit-LearnNumPyMatplotlibMachine LearningSpanishMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMatlabLaTeXPublic SpeakingLeadershipLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
From Daniel's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3
+ 8,661 more
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia464
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Hemant TanejaS.B.Founded CommureMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Noubar AfeyanPhDFounded ProFound Therapeutics +6Geoffrey von MaltzahnPhDFounded Sana Biotechnology +3Yet-Ming ChiangS.B.Founded Addis Energy +2
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Cruise mafia32
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Oliver CameronVP, ProductFounded Everyme +1Sohrab HaghighatControls, Engineering ManagerFounded Hestus, Inc. +1Richard HeSenior Software Engineer - ML PlatformFounded Openmart +1Patrick EggenInvestorFounded CounterpartLeo LiangSenior Engineer Manager, Machine Learning Platform & Ground TruthFounded CipherOwlKyle VogtFounder/CEOFounded Twitch
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Oberlin College mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ian BergmanBAFounded AlchemistAdam CoreyBAFounded VillageglobalNick WinterBachelor’s DegreeFounded CodeCombatDavid MerrimanBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded MagicSamuel SchneiderBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded HomesteadBivu DhunganaBachelor's degreeFounded Shiboleth
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Weebly mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,289
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Oberlin College30
Fred CummingsFounder, President, Portfolio Manager at BTECH CONSORTIUMYaoyao ChenAssociate Analyst at BTECH CONSORTIUMNicholas FergusonAssociate at BTECH CONSORTIUMMert KarabiyikOperations | Venture Fellow at 212Mira InbarPartner at ArcTern VenturesAllison PazInvestor at Reign Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Variant1
Also worked at Weebly7
Trista MyersHead of Events at Salesforce VenturesRaaid AhmadManaging Partner at 4DX VenturesDavid RusenkoManaging Partner at Leap Forward VenturesRyan BrownVenture Partner at Moxxie VenturesDeva SantiagoVP, Talent Acquisition at CrusoeAnh-Tho ChuongFounder at Lago
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Also worked at MIT Center for Theoretical Physics438
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures
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