Where does Dave Hunter work?

Dave Hunter is CEO of Optimal and Venture Advisor at Entrepreneur First.

Where did Dave Hunter go to school?

Dave Hunter studied at University of Oxford (Master’s Degree, Computer Science); Princeton University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Imperial College London (Bachelor's Degree, Aeronautical Engineering).

Dave Hunter

InvestorFounder

Venture Advisor at Entrepreneur First · CEO at Optimal

United Kingdom

FoundedOptimal

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1,821 people in our graph share verified history with Dave — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Erin Price-WrightunlockedDave: together at University of Oxford (2015)

×4Dave: together at Imperial College London

×2Dave: together at Deutsche Bank

×5Dave: together at Entrepreneur First

About

Dave Hunter came out of Oxford University's Machine Learning Research Group to apply advanced AI control systems to commercial greenhouses. He holds a master's in computer science from Oxford and a degree in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London.

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d•••@optimal.agreveal75% confident

CEO at Optimal

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Optimal's investors · 8

2050Paris Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checks BackedLondon · $500K – $5M checks Carmel VenturesHerzeliya Crane Venture PartnersLondon · $750K – $3M checks Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks Koch Disruptive TechnologiesSan Francisco PitangoTel Aviv · $4M – $100M checks

Co-founders at Optimal

João AbrantesFounding CTO

Experience

Optimal AgricultureFounder/CEOcurrent2018 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
Entrepreneur FirstVenture Advisorcurrent2022 — present
Deutsche BankHead of Algorithmic Trading Product and Quantitative Strategies2009 — 2012London, United Kingdom
Credit SuisseAES Algorithmic Trading Team2006 — 2009London, United Kingdom
UBS Investment BankAlgorithmic Trading2005 — 2006London, United Kingdom
Royal Air ForceRoyal Air Force Pilot Training2002 — 2005

Colleagues at Entrepreneur First

Vice President at Colbeck Capital

Adi Edekar

CEO at Letty

Aditya Agarwalla

Co-Founder & CEO at Kisan Network

Principal, North America at Entrepreneur First

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dave Hunter?: Dave Hunter came out of Oxford University's Machine Learning Research Group to apply advanced AI control systems to commercial greenhouses. He holds a master's in computer science from Oxford and a degree in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London.
Where does Dave Hunter work?: Dave Hunter is CEO of Optimal and Venture Advisor at Entrepreneur First.
What companies did Dave Hunter found?: Dave Hunter founded Optimal.
Where did Dave Hunter go to school?: Dave Hunter studied at University of Oxford (Master’s Degree, Computer Science); Princeton University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Imperial College London (Bachelor's Degree, Aeronautical Engineering).

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