About
Elia Saquand is a co-founder of VibeFlow. He previously served as Founding Engineer at a VC-backed startup developing graph visualization tools, conducted research in clinical AI at Stanford, built perception systems at Sony AI, and contributed to machine learning optimization work at InstaDeep. He holds an MSc in Data Science from ETH Zürich.
Founder at VibeFlowYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Elia went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran VibeFlow's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Elia can intro founders to VibeFlow's investors below.
VibeFlow's investors · 1
Co-founders at VibeFlow
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Alessia PaccagnellaFounder
Experience
- VibeFlow (YC S25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Entrepreneurs FirstFounder in Residence2024Paris, Île-de-France, France
- SonyAIResearch Scientist2023 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- InstaDeep LtdR&D - Deep Learning for Protein Design2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
- ETH ZürichTeaching Assistant - Computer Networks2021Zurich, Switzerland
- ETH ZürichTeaching Assistant - Systems Programming and Computer Architecture2020 — 2021Zurich, Switzerland
- Chalmers Teknologkonsulter ABJunior Information Technology Consultant2020Sweden
- Global ID SA - EPFL Innovation ParkDeveloper and Researcher Intern2020Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- LauzHackWeb Developer & Co-Founder - Quome2020Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)Cafeteria - Sales Associate2017 — 2018Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Skills & more
PhysicsTensorFlowDockerHaikuPython (Programming Language)Java2Databases1Programming4React.jsMachine Learning2Web Development
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elia Saquand?
- Elia Saquand is a co-founder of VibeFlow. He previously served as Founding Engineer at a VC-backed startup developing graph visualization tools, conducted research in clinical AI at Stanford, built perception systems at Sony AI, and contributed to machine learning optimization work at InstaDeep. He holds an MSc in Data Science from ETH Zürich.
- Where does Elia Saquand work?
- Elia Saquand is Founder of VibeFlow.
- What companies did Elia Saquand found?
- Elia Saquand founded VibeFlow.
- Where did Elia Saquand go to school?
- Elia Saquand studied at Stanford University (Visiting Student Researcher, Biomedical Informatics); ETH Zürich (Master of Science - MS, Data Science); Chalmers University of Technology (Exchange year, Computer Science).
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