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694 people in our graph share verified history with Hlumelo — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Paul KwanunlockedHlumelo: together at Stanford University (2022–2025)
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Hlumelo: together at Google Deepmind
About
Hlumelo Notshe holds a BS and MS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Stanford. He previously worked at DeepMind and NextDoor before co-founding TensorPool, where he serves as Chief Product Officer.
Founder at TensorPoolYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Hlumelo went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — 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 TensorPool's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Hlumelo can intro founders to TensorPool's investors below.
TensorPool's investors · 2
Co-founders at TensorPool
TS
Tycho SvobodaFounder
JM
Joshua MartinezFounder
Experience
- TensorPool (YC W25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityUndergraduate Researcher2024 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityStudent Peer Facilitator2022 — 2025Stanford, California, United States
- NextdoorSWE/ML Engineer2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Remix Inc.SWE/Data Engineer2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- Google DeepMindMcCoy Ethics Researcher2023Palo Alto, CA
- Tech MattersProduct Manager2023
- MTN South AfricaData Analyst2021
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Researcher2020 — 2021
- PPI ChessCo-Founder2018 — 2019
Skills & more
English1Arduino2Amazon Web Services (AWS)2MongoDB2C++1C (Programming Language)1Computer Hardware1SQL1Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)1HTML1Python (Programming Language)1Java1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hlumelo Notshe?
- Hlumelo Notshe holds a BS and MS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Stanford. He previously worked at DeepMind and NextDoor before co-founding TensorPool, where he serves as Chief Product Officer.
- Where does Hlumelo Notshe work?
- Hlumelo Notshe is Founder of TensorPool.
- What companies did Hlumelo Notshe found?
- Hlumelo Notshe founded TensorPool.
- Where did Hlumelo Notshe go to school?
- Hlumelo Notshe studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science); Hilton College (High School Diploma, General Studies).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Stanford University mafia1,934
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Peter ThielB.A.Founded PayPalReid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2David SacksB.A.Founded YammerKeith RaboisB.A.Founded OpendoorGarry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5
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Google Deepmind mafia18
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Demis HassabisCEOFounded DeepMind +1Philipp PfeiffenbergerSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded DeluuxWill WhitneyResearch ScientistFounded AudoboxAli ÇevikGroup Product ManagerFounded VizeraLabsRohan DoshiSenior Product ManagerFounded Penguin AIYulong LiuResearch EngineerFounded GreenTally
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Hilton College mafia6
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Crawford International mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Also attended Hilton College10
Lanie Van HeerdenDirector of Finance at CoinFundEdward LederlePrincipal at Siguler GuffJames GriffithsCo-Head Private Equity Investment Team and Partner at Development Partners InternationalStew GlynnManaging Partner & Co-Founder at Ten13Luke ParvinInvestment Manager at Sovereign Capital PartnersAndrew KatzwinkelFounder at LayUp Technologies
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Shared employers
Also worked at TensorPool (YC W25)2
Also worked at Stanford University1,149
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)
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Also worked at Nextdoor35
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkChris VarelasInvestor at Riverwood CapitalSarah LearyVenture Partner at Unusual VenturesAditya NaganathPartner at KPCBBryan PowerVenture Partner at SHAKTILauren NemethInvestor at Premji Invest
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Also worked at Google DeepMind104
Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindMustafa SuleymanCo-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI; CEO of Microsoft AIAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIArthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AIGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyJeff RoseAdvisor at AI Capital
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