Gus Trigos
FounderFounder at Runtime Β· Founder at Mentum
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedMentum Β· YCRuntime Β· YC
About
Gus Trigos previously founded Mentum, a Y Combinator S21 company that was acquired. He is currently building Runtime.
Founder at RuntimeYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Gus went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Runtime's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Gus can intro founders to Runtime's investors below.
Runtime's investors Β· 7
Flyover CapitalKansas City Β· $500K β $2M checks Β· since 2023Foundation CapitalSan Francisco Β· $250K β $15M checksKakao VenturesSeongnam Β· $297K β $27M checks Β· since 2026Mashup Ventures$160K β $3.2M checks Β· since 2026Mirae Asset Venture Investment$594K β $54M checks Β· since 2026New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park Β· $200K β $40M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2026
Co-founders at Runtime
CV
Carlos VolanteFounder
Founder at MentumYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Gus went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Gus can intro founders to Mentum's investors below.
Experience
- RuntimeCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- NuvocargoAI Product Engineer2025 β 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- Mentum (Acquired by Nuvocargo)Co-Founder & CEO2021 β 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- BlackRockQuant, Quantitative Investment Group2021San Francisco, California, United States
- Newday Impact InvestingLead Data Scientist2019 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Python18Microsoft Excel13Matlab4R2Adobe Photoshop9Microsoft Word3Java1Python (Programming Language)1HTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)JavaScriptFlask
+12 more
Node.jsSQLMySQLPostgreSQLPublic SpeakingTeam LeadershipPersuasive SpeakerArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningInterest Rate DerivativesPortfolio ManagementResearchLanguages English Β· Portuguese Β· Spanish
- Sequence Models β Coursera
- Deep Learning Specialization β Coursera
- Mathematics for Machine Learning: Linear Algebra β Coursera
- Convolutional Neural Networks β Coursera
- Financial Markets (with Honors) β Coursera
- Structuring Machine Learning Projects β Coursera
- Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance β Coursera
- Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization β Coursera
- Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance β Coursera
- Neural Networks and Deep Learning β Coursera
From Gus's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gus Trigos?
- Gus Trigos previously founded Mentum, a Y Combinator S21 company that was acquired. He is currently building Runtime.
- Where does Gus Trigos work?
- Gus Trigos is Founder of Mentum and Founder at Runtime.
- What companies did Gus Trigos found?
- Gus Trigos founded Mentum, Runtime.
- Where did Gus Trigos go to school?
- Gus Trigos studied at Y Combinator; Hult International Business School (Master of Science, Data Science); Hult International Business School (Bachelor's Degree, Statistics).
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