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Daniel Hensley

Founder

Founder at Driver

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedDriver Β· YC

About

Daniel Hensley earned a PhD in physics from UC Berkeley in 2017, where he researched Magnetic Particle Imaging. He subsequently led software engineering at Magnetic Insight, a Berkeley spinout commercializing this technology, before running the software firm Edge Analytics and serving as co-founder and Head of Engineering at Infinity AI.

Founder at DriverYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Daniel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. β€” the partner who ran Driver's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Driver's investors below.

Co-founders at Driver

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Experience

  1. DriverCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2023 β€” present
  2. Self EmployedFreelance Technical Consulting2023Austin, Texas, United States
  3. Infinity AI, Inc.Co-Founder and Head of Engineering2021 β€” 2023Austin, Texas, United States
  4. Edge Analytics IncSenior Software Engineer2021 β€” 2022Austin, Texas, United States
  5. Magnetic Insight, IncManager of Software & MPI Scientist2020 β€” 2021Austin, Texas, United States
  6. Magnetic Insight, IncPrincipal of Technical Strategy and Senior Software Engineer2017 β€” 2021Alameda, CA and Austin, TX
  7. Magnetic Insight, IncEngineer (part time)2015 β€” 2017Newark, CA
  8. UC BerkeleyGraduate Student Researcher2012 β€” 2017Berkeley Imaging Systems Laboratory
  9. CoolCore Biomedical TechnologiesCo-inventor and Owner2010 β€” 2015
  10. EiPi Consulting, LLCMember2012 β€” 2014
  11. VisiCare, LLCConsultant/Engineer2012Austin, TX
  12. University of Texas at AustinResearch Engineering/ Scientist Assistant2010 β€” 2012
  13. University of Texas at AustinUndergraduate Research Assistant2009 β€” 2010

Skills & more

Medical Imaging3Signal Processing2Convex OptimizationLinear AlgebraStart-up Ventures2Functional ProgrammingImage Processing2ElectromagneticsIntellectual PropertyMagnetic NanoparticlesModel Predictive ControlExperimental Design5
+12 moreThermodynamicsBiosensorsBiomedical DevicesComputational ModelingElectronicsBiomedical EngineeringBiotechnologyMedical DevicesPythonMatlabCLabview

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Daniel Hensley?
Daniel Hensley earned a PhD in physics from UC Berkeley in 2017, where he researched Magnetic Particle Imaging. He subsequently led software engineering at Magnetic Insight, a Berkeley spinout commercializing this technology, before running the software firm Edge Analytics and serving as co-founder and Head of Engineering at Infinity AI.
Where does Daniel Hensley work?
Daniel Hensley is Founder of Driver.
What companies did Daniel Hensley found?
Daniel Hensley founded Driver.
Where did Daniel Hensley go to school?
Daniel Hensley studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering); University of California, San Francisco (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering).

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