About
Finn Bauer is CTO at kapa.ai, a Y Combinator-backed company. He previously worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg and holds master's degrees in Computer Science from Imperial College London and Finance from the London School of Economics.
Founder at kapa.aiYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Finn went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran kapa.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Finn can intro founders to kapa.ai's investors below.
kapa.ai's investors · 2
Co-founders at kapa.ai
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Emil SoerensenFounder
Experience
- kapa.aiCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Bloomberg LPSoftware Engineer2020 — 2023Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland
- SchlumbergerIntern, data science and software engineering2019 — 2020Greater Cambridge Area
- J.P. MorganSummer Intern Markets Structuring2018London Area, United Kingdom
- Goldman SachsOff-Cycle Intern Securities Division2017Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland
- IKB Deutsche Industriebank AGOff-Cycle Intern Debt Capital Markets2016Greater Dusseldorf Area
- IFH Institut für Handelsforschung GmbHWorking Student2016Cologne Bonn Region
- design hoch drei GmbH & Co.KGOff-Cycle Intern Project Management2014Stuttgart
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Finn Bauer?
- Finn Bauer is CTO at kapa.ai, a Y Combinator-backed company. He previously worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg and holds master's degrees in Computer Science from Imperial College London and Finance from the London School of Economics.
- Where does Finn Bauer work?
- Finn Bauer is Founder of kapa.ai.
- What companies did Finn Bauer found?
- Finn Bauer founded kapa.ai.
- Where did Finn Bauer go to school?
- Finn Bauer studied at Y Combinator; Imperial College London (Master of Science - MS, Computing Science (Distinction)); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master of Science - MS, Finance (Antoine Faure-Grimaud prize for Best Overall Student Performance)).
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