Derek Modzelewski
FounderCo-Founder and CTO at Rewbi
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedRewbi · YC
About
Derek Modzelewski previously worked as an ML engineer at Meta on foundation models and served as an early technical hire at Adept, where he developed AI models. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and a B.S.E. in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University, and has roughly a decade of experience in energy commodity trading.
Co-Founder and CTO at RewbiYC S24
Intro paths
Derek went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Rewbi's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Derek can intro founders to Rewbi's investors below.
Rewbi's investors · 3
Co-founders at Rewbi
Experience
- RewbiCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Adept AI LabsSoftware Engineer2022 — 2023
- MetaSoftware Engineer2018 — 2022
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2017Greater New York City Area
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineering Intern2016Redmond, WA
- The Princeton FestivalDatabase Analyst2012 — 2014Princeton, NJ
Skills & more
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Derek Modzelewski?
- Derek Modzelewski previously worked as an ML engineer at Meta on foundation models and served as an early technical hire at Adept, where he developed AI models. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and a B.S.E. in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University, and has roughly a decade of experience in energy commodity trading.
- Where does Derek Modzelewski work?
- Derek Modzelewski is Co-Founder and CTO of Rewbi.
- What companies did Derek Modzelewski found?
- Derek Modzelewski founded Rewbi.
- Where did Derek Modzelewski go to school?
- Derek Modzelewski studied at The Johns Hopkins University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); The Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science); The Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor's Degree, Applied Mathematics and Statistics).
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