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Denis Vilar

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Founder/CTO at Pulpix

France

FoundedPulpix · YC

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About

Denis Vilar is the co-founder and CTO of Lineshift AI, where he focuses on applied artificial intelligence and deploying machine learning systems to production. He has over a decade of experience in startups, leading engineering teams and designing applications at scale. He is a Y Combinator alumnus (W16).

Founder/CTO at PulpixYC W16

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Pulpix's investors · 2

Studio VCNew York · $400K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Pulpix

SOSabry Otmani
Sabry OtmaniFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. Lineshift AICo-Founder and CTOcurrent2025 — present
  2. Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
  3. Allisone.aiSoftware Engineering Lead Spotimplant2023 — 2025Paris, Île-de-France, France
  4. SpotimplantCo-Founder & CTO2019 — 2025Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  5. TechstarsMentor2019 — 2020
  6. ADYOULIKELead Software Engineer2018 — 2019Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  7. Pulpix, Inc. (Acq. by Adyoulike)CTO2013 — 2019Paris / NYC
  8. Work4 LabsProduct Manager, Data & Analytics2012 — 2013Paris / San Francisco
  9. Work4 LabsProduct Analyst2012Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  10. Reverso - SoftissimoProduct Intern2012Paris

Skills & more

Start-ups9Computer Science7Machine Learning1Web Development6Digital Video1Product Management8User Experience3Big DataPython1JavaScript3DjangoPostgreSQL
+12 moreAmazon Web Services (AWS)DockerScalaGitConvolutional Neural Networks (CNN)ElasticSearchRecommender SystemsKubernetesApache SparkArtificial Intelligence (AI)Collaborative FilteringFunctional Programming

Languages Chinese · English · French · Spanish

  • Deep Learning Specialization — DeepLearning.AI
  • Machine Learning — Stanford University
  • Recommender Systems: Matrix Factorization and Advanced Techniques (with honors) — University of Minnesota
  • Recommender Systems: Evaluation and Metrics (with honors) — University of Minnesota
  • Recommender Systems: Nearest Neighbor Collaborative Filtering (with honors) — University of Minnesota
  • Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark — EPFL
  • Functional Programming Principles in Scala — EPFL

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Denis Vilar?
Denis Vilar is the co-founder and CTO of Lineshift AI, where he focuses on applied artificial intelligence and deploying machine learning systems to production. He has over a decade of experience in startups, leading engineering teams and designing applications at scale. He is a Y Combinator alumnus (W16).
Where does Denis Vilar work?
Denis Vilar is Founder/CTO of Pulpix.
What companies did Denis Vilar found?
Denis Vilar founded Pulpix.
Where did Denis Vilar go to school?
Denis Vilar studied at Télécom Paris (Engineer (Master's degree), Computer Science); Y Combinator (Startup Accelerator Program, San Francisco Bay Area); HEC Paris (MS Digital (MNT)).

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