About
Hugo Fry holds a BA in Mathematics and an MSc in Physics from the University of Cambridge. He completed a research fellowship at MATS focused on ML interpretability, with work cited by Anthropic and Google DeepMind, and is now building interpretable AI systems for radiology report generation.
Founder at Mecha HealthYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Hugo went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Hugo can intro founders to Mecha Health's investors below.
Mecha Health's investors · 5
Co-founders at Mecha Health
Experience
- Mecha HealthCo Founder and Chief Scientific Officercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ML Alignment & Theory ScholarsResearch Scholar2024 — 2025Berkeley, California, United States
- AI Safety HubResearch Intern2023Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- Princeton UniversityComputational Neuroscience Research Intern2022
- MicroncleanSoftware Engineer2019Skegness, England, United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hugo Fry?
- Hugo Fry holds a BA in Mathematics and an MSc in Physics from the University of Cambridge. He completed a research fellowship at MATS focused on ML interpretability, with work cited by Anthropic and Google DeepMind, and is now building interpretable AI systems for radiology report generation.
- Where does Hugo Fry work?
- Hugo Fry is Founder of Mecha Health.
- What companies did Hugo Fry found?
- Hugo Fry founded Mecha Health.
- Where did Hugo Fry go to school?
- Hugo Fry studied at University of Cambridge (Master of Science - MS, Physics); University of Cambridge (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics); Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, Alford.
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