About
Ismaeel Bashir is co-founder and CEO of Expanse. He previously worked on machine learning infrastructure at a quantitative trading firm and developed high-performance computing resource prediction tools at Edinburgh's Parallel Computing Centre. He studied Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh.
Founder at ExpanseYC X26
Intro paths
Ismaeel went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Expanse's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Ismaeel can intro founders to Expanse's investors below.
Expanse's investors · 2
Co-founders at Expanse
Experience
- ExpanseChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Qube Research & TechnologiesQuantitative Developer2025London Area, United Kingdom
- ICSA Research Group (Edinburgh University)Research Assistant2023 — 2025Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleySoftware Engineer2024Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
- My Personal Trainer AIFounder2023 — 2024
- EpicEatsCTO2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- MHouseSoftware Engineer2022Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Skills & more
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Problem SolvingCreative Problem SolvingAnalytical SkillsHigh Performance Computing (HPC)Batch ProcessingData PipelinesStatistical Data AnalysisFinancial ModelingDevOpsTechnology LeadershipRisk ManagementDigital StrategyFrom Ismaeel's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ismaeel Bashir?
- Ismaeel Bashir is co-founder and CEO of Expanse. He previously worked on machine learning infrastructure at a quantitative trading firm and developed high-performance computing resource prediction tools at Edinburgh's Parallel Computing Centre. He studied Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh.
- Where does Ismaeel Bashir work?
- Ismaeel Bashir is Founder of Expanse.
- What companies did Ismaeel Bashir found?
- Ismaeel Bashir founded Expanse.
- Where did Ismaeel Bashir go to school?
- Ismaeel Bashir studied at The University of Edinburgh (Masters of Informatics (Minf), Computer Science).
Founder mafias
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Shared employers
Also worked at Expanse3
Also worked at Qube Research & Technologies2
Also worked at Morgan Stanley1,001
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