About
Jakub Langr is Co-Founder and CTO of Rig, a data context and automation platform. He previously founded the AI startup Hypermile, which was backed by Y Combinator and acquired by K1, served as CTO at Tenderd, and worked in AI/ML business development at Palantir. He authored *Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) in Action* (Manning Publications, 2019), holds a US patent in AI climate technology, and has served as a guest lecturer at the University of Oxford.
CTO at Rig
Intro paths
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Rig's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Rig
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Toby MatherCEO
Founder at HypermileYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Jakub went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Hypermile's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Hypermile
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James HennesseyFounder
Experience
- Rig | Data Context & Automation PlatformCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Manning Publications Co.Authorcurrent2017 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- TenderdCTO2023 β 2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Hypermile by KonboiAdvisor2022 β 2023
- Hypermile by KonboiCo-Founder2019 β 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Palantir TechnologiesAI/ML2023Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Palantir TechnologiesFDE (ML)2022 β 2023London, UK / Munich, GER
- University of OxfordGuest Lecturer2018 β 2023Greater Oxford Area
- Brainpool AIAI/ML Consultant2019 β 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- MudanoR&D Data Scientist2017 β 2019
- University of BirminghamCourse Designer & Lecturer2018 β 2019West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
- Founders FactoryComputer Vision Lead (Consultant)2019London Area, United Kingdom
- Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneur In Residence2016 β 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- Filtered.comData Science Tech Lead2016London Area, United Kingdom
- Filtered.comData Scientist2015 β 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- University of OxfordIT Demonstrator2014 β 2015Greater Oxford Area
- PearsonData Scientist2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Oxford Microfinance InitiativeResearcher2012 β 2013Greater Oxford Area
- Pearson plcData Science / Analytics & Visualisation in Enabling Technologies, Global Engineering dept)2013London, United Kingdom / Boston, MA, USA
- Gymnazium Nad AlejiTeacher of English Debate2011 β 2012Prague, Czechia
Education
- University of OxfordBA MA (Hons), PPE
- Y CombinatorHypermile (Acquired)2020 β 2021
Skills & more
R18Databases7Python9LaTeX2JavaScript6HTML3Photoshop1Adobe PhotoshopAdobe After EffectsAdobe IllustratorAdobe Premiere ProPHP1
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MySQLCSSMicrosoft OfficeGithubPython (Programming Language)AnalysisDebatePublic SpeakingAnalytical SkillsProgrammingData AnalysisInternational RelationsLanguages Czech Β· English Β· French Β· Mandarin Β· Slovak
- Interfacing with the Arduino β Coursera
- Visual Perception for Self-Driving Cars β Coursera
- The Arduino Platform and C Programming β Coursera
- Linear Algebra β Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY)
- edX Honor Code Certificate for Nonlinear Differential Equations: Order and Chaos β edX
- edX Honor Code Certificate for Scalable Machine Learning β edX
- Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 1 β Coursera
- edX Honor Code Certificate for Introduction to Probability - The Science of Uncertainty β edX
- edX Honor Code Certificate for Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science β edX
- Data Wrangling with MongoDB β Udacity
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jakub Langr work?
- Jakub Langr is CTO at Rig and Founder at Hypermile.
- What companies did Jakub Langr found?
- Jakub Langr founded Hypermile, Rig.
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