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Daniel Kobran

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Founder at Autonomous Technologies Group · Founder at Paperspace

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedAutonomous Technologies Group · YCPaperspace · YC

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Aydin SenkutunlockedDaniel: together at Runway (2022–2026)
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×2Daniel: together at University of Michigan
×6Daniel: together at Y Combinator

About

Daniel Kobran cofounded Paperspace, a GPU cloud computing platform that was acquired in 2023, and later cofounded Autonomous Technologies Group. He has expertise in cloud-scale GPU computing and AI infrastructure.

Founder at Autonomous Technologies GroupYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Daniel went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — 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 Autonomous Technologies Group's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Autonomous Technologies Group's investors below.

Autonomous Technologies Group's investors · 4

BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2026Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2026HAWKTAILSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Autonomous Technologies Group

DEDillon Erb
Dillon ErbFounder

Founder at PaperspaceYC W15

Intro paths

YC

Daniel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

Paperspace's investors · 14

Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksFusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checksInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksIntel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checksLudlow VenturesOak Park · $50K – $1M checksLytical VenturesNew York · $100K – $5M checksMicron VenturesSan JoseRocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checksSINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checksSorenson VenturesLehiTransmedia CapitalSan Francisco · $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at Paperspace

DEDillon Erb
Dillon ErbFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. Autonomous Technologies GroupCofounder & COOcurrent2025 — present
  2. EtchedInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  3. Nomic AIInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  4. RunwayInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  5. DigitalOceanGM, Paperspace2024NYC
  6. DigitalOceanSenior Director, Paperspace2023 — 2024NYC
  7. PaperspaceCo-founder2015 — 2023Greater New York City Area
  8. Y CombinatorYC W152014 — 2015Mountain View, CA
  9. University of MichiganSoftware Instructor2013 — 2014
  10. BASE BeijingResearcher2012Beijing China

Skills & more

Strategic Planning6Strategy1Venture Capital1Capital Markets1Financial Markets1Artificial Intelligence (AI)Product Development1Machine Learning5Cloud Computing3Deep Learning2Business Development5Architecture4
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Daniel Kobran?
Daniel Kobran cofounded Paperspace, a GPU cloud computing platform that was acquired in 2023, and later cofounded Autonomous Technologies Group. He has expertise in cloud-scale GPU computing and AI infrastructure.
Where does Daniel Kobran work?
Daniel Kobran is Founder of Autonomous Technologies Group and Founder at Paperspace.
What companies did Daniel Kobran found?
Daniel Kobran founded Autonomous Technologies Group, Paperspace.
Where did Daniel Kobran go to school?
Daniel Kobran studied at Y Combinator; University of Michigan (Masters).

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Also worked at Nomic AI1

Brandon DuderstadtFounder at Nomic