About
Gus Levinson is cofounder and CTO at Balance, with mathematics and AI research background from Imperial College and Oxford University. He has previously built AI products across legal, education, and accounting sectors at three early-stage companies.
Founder at BalanceYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Gus went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Balance's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Gus can intro founders to Balance's investors below.
Balance's investors · 1
Co-founders at Balance
ML
Mathias LøvringCo-Founder & CEO
EM
Emil MunkFounder
Experience
- BalanceChief Technology Officer (CTO), Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Carlie's CrossingFoundercurrent2023 — present
- OrbitalAI Engineer2024 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- VeerMachine Learning (ML) / AI Engineer, Natural Language Processing (NLP)2023 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- University of OxfordMachine Learning Engineer, Natural Language Processing (NLP)2023Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- VitraCashTechnical Product Manager, Agile Methodologies (Scrum) Product Development2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Waverton Investment ManagementInvestment Analyst, Portfolio Management2020Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- F1 British Grand Prix, SilverstoneOutside Sales Representative, Business-to-Customer (B2C)2019Silverstone, England, United Kingdom
- Ernst & Young Global Consulting ServicesOil and Gas Consultant2019Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- PAUL NICHOLLS RACING LIMITEDHorse Racing Jockey, Athlete2010 — 2018Ditcheat, England, United Kingdom
- Ascot RacecourseMarketing, Sponsorship & Logistics2016Ascot, England, United Kingdom
Skills & more
ManagementCreative Problem Solving1CommunicationAnalytical SkillsResilienceTeamworkleadershipResiliencyOrganization SkillsCritical ThinkingFundraising3Logistics Management2
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Charity EventsBudgetingDonor RelationsLarge Language Models (LLM)Research SkillsMachine LearningTime ManagementMathematicsCross-functional Team LeadershipEconomicsData AnalysisProduct Management- Business, Operations & Marketing Internship — Bright Network
- Technology Internship — Bright Network
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gus Levinson?
- Gus Levinson is cofounder and CTO at Balance, with mathematics and AI research background from Imperial College and Oxford University. He has previously built AI products across legal, education, and accounting sectors at three early-stage companies.
- Where does Gus Levinson work?
- Gus Levinson is Founder of Balance.
- What companies did Gus Levinson found?
- Gus Levinson founded Balance.
- Where did Gus Levinson go to school?
- Gus Levinson studied at Imperial College London (Master of Science - MS, Computing); University of Bristol (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics); Radley College.
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