About
Danny Castonguay has designed and built products since the 1990s, including machine learning systems for games, robotics, and financial applications in the early 2000s. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from McGill University and an MBA from MIT, and has worked as a consultant across mining, energy, hospitality, retail, finance, and transportation sectors.
Founder at KalibrrYC W13
Intro paths
YC
Danny went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Danny can intro founders to Kalibrr's investors below.
Kalibrr's investors · 6
FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2017Future Now VenturesSydney · since 2017Kickstart VenturesManila · $30K – $20M checks · since 2017Learn CapitalAustin · $100K – $20M checks · since 2017Omidyar NetworkSan Francisco · since 2017Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013
Co-founders at Kalibrr
PR
Paul RiveraFounder/CEO
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Dexter Ligot-GordonFounder/COO
Experience
- bld.aiCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2017 — present
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Partner2013 — 2017United States
- Kalibrr Technology VenturesCo-Founder, CTO2012 — 2013Boston, SF, Manila.
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInstructor2012 — 2013
- University of the PhilippinesAdjunct Professor2012 — 2013Quezon City, Philippines
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2007 — 2010
- McGill UniversityTeaching Assistant2004 — 2007
Skills & more
Analytics2Entrepreneurship46ConsultingStart-ups7Management Consulting6Project ManagementData ScienceUser Experience (UX)DevOps1Data EngineeringMiningOil & Gas
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BankingHotel ManagementLoyalty ProgramsBrand DevelopmentPricing StrategyPredictive MaintenanceCrew Resource ManagementMobile Application DesignAmazon Web Services (AWS)SaaSGitJavaLanguages English · French · Spanish
- CFA Program candidate. Passed Level I (2005) and Level II (2006) — CFA Institute
From Danny's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Danny Castonguay?
- Danny Castonguay has designed and built products since the 1990s, including machine learning systems for games, robotics, and financial applications in the early 2000s. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from McGill University and an MBA from MIT, and has worked as a consultant across mining, energy, hospitality, retail, finance, and transportation sectors.
- Where does Danny Castonguay work?
- Danny Castonguay is Founder of Kalibrr.
- What companies did Danny Castonguay found?
- Danny Castonguay founded Kalibrr.
- Where did Danny Castonguay go to school?
- Danny Castonguay studied at Y Combinator (Building things people want.); MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA); McGill University (Master, Electrical Engineering).
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