About
Co-founder and CTO of Dipole Labs, which builds optical switching and compute modules aimed at making AI clusters faster and more energy-efficient. He was previously a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard, working on photonic and quantum devices across materials science, optics, and AI.
Founder at Dipole LabsYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Gabriele went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Dipole Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Gabriele can intro founders to Dipole Labs's investors below.
Dipole Labs's investors · 2
Co-founders at Dipole Labs
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Deepankur ThurejaFounder
Experience
- Dipole LabsCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Harvard UniversityPostdoctoral Fellowcurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)PHD Student2019 — 2024Lausanne Metropolitan Area
- KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyResearch Student2018 — 2020Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- ETH ZürichMaster Thesis2019Zurich, Switzerland
Education
- EPFLDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Science and Engineering2019 — 2024
- KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS, Engineering Physics2017 — 2019
- Politecnico di TorinoBachelor of Engineering - BE, Engineering Physics2014 — 2017
Skills & more
Leadership1Public Speaking3Creativity Skills1Physics3Data Analysis2Nanotechnology3Materials Science3Optics3LaTeX1Matlab2OriginLab1Python (Programming Language)
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Cleanroom2D materialsLanguages English · French · Italian · Spanish · Swedish
- Summer Internship — University of Cambridge
- VSRP workshop in Bioimaging — KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gabriele Pasquale?
- Co-founder and CTO of Dipole Labs, which builds optical switching and compute modules aimed at making AI clusters faster and more energy-efficient. He was previously a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard, working on photonic and quantum devices across materials science, optics, and AI.
- Where does Gabriele Pasquale work?
- Gabriele Pasquale is Founder of Dipole Labs.
- What companies did Gabriele Pasquale found?
- Gabriele Pasquale founded Dipole Labs.
- Where did Gabriele Pasquale go to school?
- Gabriele Pasquale studied at EPFL (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Science and Engineering); KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS, Engineering Physics); Politecnico di Torino (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Engineering Physics).
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