About
Isaac Nichols is co-founder and CTO of Certus AI. He began technical work at 16 as an intern at Falcon Eye Drones and has since developed AI systems for logistics, telecom, and restaurant technology sectors, including a hospitality management platform; he was a founding engineer at Hive AI and previously co-founded other startups.
Founder at Certus AIYC S25
Intro paths
Isaac went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Certus AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Isaac can intro founders to Certus AI's investors below.
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Co-founders at Certus AI
Experience
- Certus AICo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Link AIFounder2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- FEDS Drone-powered SolutionsArtificial Intelligence Consultant2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- XticketCo-Founder2023 — 2024Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Hive AIFounding Engineer2023 — 2024Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Club ConnectCo-Founder2023City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- CBR UKSocial Media Coordinator2019Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- FEDS Drone-powered SolutionsIntern2019Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Skills & more
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AutomationBusiness Process ImprovementCompany Set-upStart-ups ManagementBusiness DevelopmentClient RelationsSoftware DesignProcess AutomationSoftware InfrastructureWorkflow ManagementSOP DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)- Glide Certification: Level 3 — Glide (glideapps.com)
- Glide Certification: Level 2 — Glide (glideapps.com)
- Glide Certification: Level 1 — Glide (glideapps.com)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Isaac Nichols?
- Isaac Nichols is co-founder and CTO of Certus AI. He began technical work at 16 as an intern at Falcon Eye Drones and has since developed AI systems for logistics, telecom, and restaurant technology sectors, including a hospitality management platform; he was a founding engineer at Hive AI and previously co-founded other startups.
- Where does Isaac Nichols work?
- Isaac Nichols is Founder of Certus AI.
- What companies did Isaac Nichols found?
- Isaac Nichols founded Certus AI.
- Where did Isaac Nichols go to school?
- Isaac Nichols studied at Y Combinator; IIE Varsity College (Bachelor's degree, Computer and Information Sciences in Application Development.); Grace College, Hilton, KZN (Matric Certificate, IEB).
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