About
Founder of nunu.ai, which develops multi-modal AI agents for game testing, simulation, and player cooperation.
Founder at nunu.aiYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Jan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jan can intro founders to nunu.ai's investors below.
nunu.ai's investors · 5
Co-founders at nunu.ai
KH
Kyrill HuxFounder
NM
Nicolas MuntwylerFounder
Experience
- nunu.aiCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- Andreessen HorowitzSpeedrun Scoutcurrent2025 — present
- ETH ZürichData Scientist (Research Assistant)2022
- University of ZurichTeaching Assistant2019 — 2022Zurich, Switzerland
- ESGROUPSoftware Engineer Intern2020Zurich, Switzerland
Skills & more
Crime Prevention1Criminal Intelligence1Machine Learning33Deep Learning28Artificial Intelligence (AI)5Deep Reinforcement Learning5Computer Science5Programming3Data Science2Neuroinformatics3Natural Language Understanding2Python (Programming Language)30
- Forbes 30 under 30 Europe — Forbes
- Cambridge CAE — Cambridge English
- Deep Reinforcement Learning: Actor-Critic Algorithms — Udemy Academy
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jan Schnyder?
- Founder of nunu.ai, which develops multi-modal AI agents for game testing, simulation, and player cooperation.
- Where does Jan Schnyder work?
- Jan Schnyder is Founder of nunu.ai.
- What companies did Jan Schnyder found?
- Jan Schnyder founded nunu.ai.
- Where did Jan Schnyder go to school?
- Jan Schnyder studied at Y Combinator (W23); ETH Zürich (Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence); University of Zurich (Bachelor's degree, Artificial Intelligence).
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