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Jan-Henrik Lambrechts

Founder

Founder at Converge

New York, New York, United States

FoundedConverge · YC

About

Jan-Henrik Lambrechts is co-founder and CEO of Converge, where he leads the company. Previously, he worked on machine learning vision models at Tsinghua University.

Founder at ConvergeYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Jan-Henrik went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Converge's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jan-Henrik can intro founders to Converge's investors below.

Converge's investors · 6

Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026Entourage VenturesSARAS CAPITALCanterbury · since 2026TLV PartnersTel Aviv · $3M – $70M checks · since 2026Vintage Investment PartnersHerzliya Pituach · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Converge

JBJerome Billiet
Jerome BillietFounder
THThomas Holvoet
Thomas HolvoetFounder

Experience

  1. ConvergeCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. MagicsheetsCo-Founder, CEO2021 — 2022Belgium
  3. RobovisionVisiting Scientist2021Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium
  4. Tsinghua UniversityVisiting Research Student2018 — 2019Beijing City, China
  5. Anheuser-Busch InBevSupply Intern2018Leuven
  6. ChestnoteProduct Management Intern, Growth2017

Skills & more

Languages Dutch · English · French · German · Mandarin

From Jan-Henrik's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jan-Henrik Lambrechts?
Jan-Henrik Lambrechts is co-founder and CEO of Converge, where he leads the company. Previously, he worked on machine learning vision models at Tsinghua University.
Where does Jan-Henrik Lambrechts work?
Jan-Henrik Lambrechts is Founder of Converge.
What companies did Jan-Henrik Lambrechts found?
Jan-Henrik Lambrechts founded Converge.
Where did Jan-Henrik Lambrechts go to school?
Jan-Henrik Lambrechts studied at Y Combinator; Tsinghua University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science & Technology); KU Leuven (Bachelor of Science - BS, Commercial Engineering in Management Information Systems).

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