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Daniel: together at Flower
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Daniel: together at XAIN AG
About
Daniel Beutel is a computer science doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge with a distinction-awarded master's degree in software engineering from the University of Oxford. He previously served as Head of AI and CTO, leading engineering teams, and co-founded Flower, a federated learning framework used across Fortune 500 companies and academic institutions.
Founder at FlowerYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Flower's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Flower's investors · 5
Co-founders at Flower
Experience
- Flower LabsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentHamburg, Germany
- Adap GmbHCo-Founder & CEO2020 — 2022Hamburg, Germany
- University of CambridgeVisiting Researcher2020 — 2022
- XAIN AGHead of AI2018 — 2019Berlin Metropolitan Area
- XAIN AGCTO (Interim)2018Berlin Area, Germany
- XAIN AGHead of AI2017 — 2018Berlin Metropolitan Area
- ZattooEngineering Manager2016Berlin Metropolitan Area
- ZattooTeam Lead Android2015 — 2016Berlin Metropolitan Area
- ZattooSoftware Engineer Android2014Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Thalia Buch & Medien GmbHSoftware Engineer Android2011 — 2014Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Magneti Marelli GmbH Infotainment & TelematicsChange Manager2010 — 2011Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- MAHLEStudent Intern2007 — 2010Stuttgart, Telford, Rugby
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence16Machine Learning13Deep Learning8AI6Algorithms2Software Engineering7ScalabilityMobile Devices6Mobile Applications5Software Development6Product Management3Engineering Management3
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Reinforcement LearningMLFunctional ProgrammingHaskellUnsupervised LearningArtificial Neural NetworksNeural NetworksDiscrete MathematicsJavaAndroidLinuxGitLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel J. Beutel?
- Daniel Beutel is a computer science doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge with a distinction-awarded master's degree in software engineering from the University of Oxford. He previously served as Head of AI and CTO, leading engineering teams, and co-founded Flower, a federated learning framework used across Fortune 500 companies and academic institutions.
- Where does Daniel J. Beutel work?
- Daniel J. Beutel is Founder of Flower.
- What companies did Daniel J. Beutel found?
- Daniel J. Beutel founded Flower.
- Where did Daniel J. Beutel go to school?
- Daniel J. Beutel studied at University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); University of Oxford (Master’s Degree, Software Engineering); Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Business Informatics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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University of Oxford mafia622
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Reid HoffmanM.St.Founded LinkedIn +2Gabriel PereyraDropped outFounded HarveyBrent HobermanMaster of Arts - MAFounded Founders Pledge +4Kevin HartzMstFounded Eventbrite +3William GuttmanM.PhilFounded CurvePoint +3Tom BlomfieldMaster's DegreeFounded Starling Bank +2
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University of Cambridge mafia589
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Stewart ButterfieldMPhilFounded Flickr +1Demis HassabisBAFounded Google Deepmind +2C. Giovanni TraversoMBFounded Teal Bio +4Immad AkhundMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Mercury Technologies, Inc. +3Inaki BerenguerMasterFounded InfiniteWatch +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2
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Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) mafia19
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Till WagnerBachelorFounded Lio +1Pascal WielerBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)Founded GoCharly +1Bjarne JohannsenBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)Founded Sensmore +1Dominik NovakovicBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Founders Pledge +1Jeff TedmoriInternational Business ClassFounded E-Fish +1Hendrik NehnesDipl.-Ing. (BA)Founded Tilores +1
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Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge1,602
Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
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Also attended University of Oxford1,764
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Viktor StollInvestment Manager at Iris CapitalStefanoVenture Partner at Polymorphic CapitalRobin NeffInvestment Manager at World FundRoman LochManaging Partner at Engelhardt Kaupp Kiefer & Co. Management GmbHSascha FritzInvestment Principal at Robert Bosch Venture CapitalNiklas WindmannPrincipal at Gimv
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Shared employers
Also worked at Flower Labs5
Also worked at University of Cambridge284
Masha LevinVenture Partner at One Way VenturesChris WeyrerPrincipal at Vida VenturesAnnie DongInvestor at Dorm RoomFrancesco PomponiInvestor at Extantia CapitalJonathan RobinsonSenior Independent Director at EMV CapitalPhilip KalikmanAssistant Professor of Real Estate, Finance, & Economics at Joyance Partners
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