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Danyal Akarca is CEO of Callosum.

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Danyal Akarca founded Callosum.

Where did Danyal Akarca go to school?

Danyal Akarca studied at University of Cambridge (PhD, Computational Neuroscience & AI); University of Cambridge (MPhil, Basic and Translational Neuroscience); University of Southampton (BMedSc BMBS, Medicine).

Danyal Akarca

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CEO at Callosum

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedCallosum

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Danyal Akarca earned his PhD at the University of Cambridge and researches system architectures for computationally efficient AI. His work has received backing from funders including Eric Schmidt and ARIA, the UK's advanced research agency.

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AlbionVCLondon AtomicoLondon · since 2026 Charlie Songhurstsince 2026 DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2026 Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks Inception Fund$110K – $1.1M checks Norrsken AcceleratorStockholm PluralLondon · since 2026 Samos InvestmentsLondon SovereignAILondon · $13M checks Transpose Platform ManagementSan Francisco

Co-founders at Callosum

Jascha AchterbergCTO

Experience

CallosumCo-foundercurrent2025 — presentLondon
Imperial College LondonImperial College Research Fellow2024 — 2026London, UK
Imperial College LondonSchmidt Fellow2024 — 2026
University of CambridgeVisiting Scientist2024 — 2026
University of CambridgePostdoctoral Research Associate2023 — 2024
University of CambridgePostdoctoral Scientist2022 — 2024Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
University of SydneyVisiting Scientist2023 — 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Languages English · French · Turkish

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Who is Danyal Akarca?: Danyal Akarca earned his PhD at the University of Cambridge and researches system architectures for computationally efficient AI. His work has received backing from funders including Eric Schmidt and ARIA, the UK's advanced research agency.
Where does Danyal Akarca work?: Danyal Akarca is CEO of Callosum.
What companies did Danyal Akarca found?: Danyal Akarca founded Callosum.
Where did Danyal Akarca go to school?: Danyal Akarca studied at University of Cambridge (PhD, Computational Neuroscience & AI); University of Cambridge (MPhil, Basic and Translational Neuroscience); University of Southampton (BMedSc BMBS, Medicine).

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