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Jan Erik

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Founder at Mapillary Marketplace, SAAS

Malmo, Skåne County, Sweden

FoundedMapillary Marketplace, SAAS

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Jimmy MaymannunlockedJan: together at Polar Rose AB (2007–2010)
×6Jan: together at Lunds Universitet
×4Jan: together at Apple
Jan: together at Mapillary Marketplace, SAAS

About

Jan Erik is CEO and co-founder of Stær, a robotics platform that provides robot fleets with spatial intelligence for navigating and operating in physical environments, serving logistics and manufacturing customers automating their facilities. His background includes work on Maps at Meta and Face Recognition at Apple, both following company acquisitions, as well as a short academic career. He authored a computer vision book and is an active angel investor in computer vision and AI startups.

Founder at Mapillary Marketplace, SAAS

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Mapillary Marketplace, SAAS's investors · 9

Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checksBMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checksIntrepid Growth PartnersTorontoLDV CapitalNew York · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2014MetaNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksPlayfair CapitalLondon · $130K – $1.9M checksSamsung Catalyst FundSan JoseWalking VenturesLondon · $500K – $1.3M checks

Experience

  1. StaerCEO and co-foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. Overture Maps FoundationChairman2022 — 2025
  3. MetaEngineering Director, Maps2020 — 2025
  4. MapillaryCEO and co-founder2013 — 2020
  5. Lunds UniversitetAssociate Professor2008 — 2016Kalmar County, Sweden
  6. AppleComputer Vision Researcher2013
  7. AppleEngineering Manager2010 — 2012
  8. Polar RoseFounder & CTO2006 — 2010Greater Malmö Metropolitan Area
  9. Malmo UniversityPhD student2002 — 2006
  10. Polar Rose ABFounder & CEO2005 — 2006Greater Malmö Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Python24Applied Mathematics15Pattern Recognition24Image Analysis36Image Processing19Mathematics3Research4Computer Vision64Machine Learning44Entrepreneurship35Mathematical Modeling2Digital Imaging5
+6 moreSoftware DevelopmentComputer ScienceScalabilityArtificial IntelligenceAlgorithmsSignal Processing
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Who is Jan Erik?
Jan Erik is CEO and co-founder of Stær, a robotics platform that provides robot fleets with spatial intelligence for navigating and operating in physical environments, serving logistics and manufacturing customers automating their facilities. His background includes work on Maps at Meta and Face Recognition at Apple, both following company acquisitions, as well as a short academic career. He authored a computer vision book and is an active angel investor in computer vision and AI startups.
Where does Jan Erik work?
Jan Erik is Founder of Mapillary Marketplace, SAAS.
What companies did Jan Erik found?
Jan Erik founded Mapillary Marketplace, SAAS.
Where did Jan Erik go to school?
Jan Erik studied at The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University (PhD, Applied Mathematics); The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University (Tekn.Lic., Applied Mathematics); The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University (M.Sc., Engineering Physics).

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