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David Elskamp

Founder

Founder at Lexius

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedLexius · YC

About

David Elskamp previously founded and operated a media company for eight years while serving global brands. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science with expertise in computer vision and AI systems.

Founder at LexiusYC W26

Intro paths

YC

David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Lexius's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, David can intro founders to Lexius's investors below.

Lexius's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Lexius

LWLiam Webster
Liam WebsterFounder

Experience

  1. LexiusCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. David Elskamp MediaFounder2016 — 2025Амстердам

Skills & more

Languages Dutch · English · French · German

  • Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) — Bloomberg

From David's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is David Elskamp?
David Elskamp previously founded and operated a media company for eight years while serving global brands. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science with expertise in computer vision and AI systems.
Where does David Elskamp work?
David Elskamp is Founder of Lexius.
What companies did David Elskamp found?
David Elskamp founded Lexius.
Where did David Elskamp go to school?
David Elskamp studied at Y Combinator; University of Twente (Master's degree, Data Science/Technical Computer Science); University of Twente (Bachelor's degree, Technical Computer Science).

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Liam WebsterFounder at Lexius