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Jascha Achterberg

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Founder at Callosum

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedCallosum

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About

Jascha Achterberg completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar and went on to become one of the youngest fellows at the University of Oxford, based at the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour. He has also worked with Intel, and his research centres on translating the brain's energy efficiency into silicon hardware.

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AlbionVCLondonAtomicoLondon · since 2026Charlie Songhurstsince 2026DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2026Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksInception Fund$110K – $1.1M checksNorrsken AcceleratorStockholmPluralLondon · since 2026Samos InvestmentsLondonSovereignAILondon · $13M checksTranspose Platform ManagementSan Francisco

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Experience

  1. CallosumCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2025 — presentRegion London, Vereinigtes Königreich
  2. University of CambridgeAssociate Professor of Intelligent Systemscurrent2026 — present
  3. St John's College, OxfordResearch Fellow2025 — 2026Оксфорд
  4. University of OxfordPostdoctoral Research Fellow2024 — 2025Оксфорд
  5. Intel LabsAI Research Intern2022 — 2024Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
  6. Gates CambridgeGates Scholar2019 — 2024Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  7. Columbia UniversityVisiting Researcher2024Manhattan, New York, United States
  8. University of CambridgeResearch Project Supervisor and Teaching Assistant2020 — 2024Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
  9. Psynergy Mental HealthChief Technology Officer2021 — 2023Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
  10. University of CambridgePre-Doctoral Researcher (MRC Cogntion and Brain Sciences Unit)2018 — 2019Cambridge, United Kingdom
  11. University of CambridgePre-Doctoral Researcher (Policy Research Group, Department of Psychology & Judge Business School)2017 — 2018Cambridge, United Kingdom
  12. OVIECo-Founder & Chief Knowledge Officer2016 — 2017Munich Area, Germany
  13. Optik HeimbachOfficer for Management and Business Development2015 — 2016Münster Area, Germany
  14. type8Marketing Consultant and Film Producer2014 — 2016Bielefeld Area, Germany

Skills & more

Team Leadership2NegotiationLeadershipPublic SpeakingArtificial Intelligence (AI)2Neuromorphic Engineering2Project PlanningResearchArtificial Neural NetworksComputational Neuroscience1Quantitative AnalyticsAlgorithms
+12 moreUniversity TeachingProject ManagementDeep LearningData AnalysisStatistische DatenanalyseStatistische ModellierungNon-Profit-OrganisationenStatisticsMachine LearningNeurosciencePublic PolicyPsychology

Languages English · German · Latin · Spanish

  • Methods of Statistical Learning (with Distinction) — Stanford University

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Who is Jascha Achterberg?
Jascha Achterberg completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar and went on to become one of the youngest fellows at the University of Oxford, based at the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour. He has also worked with Intel, and his research centres on translating the brain's energy efficiency into silicon hardware.
Where does Jascha Achterberg work?
Jascha Achterberg is Founder of Callosum.
What companies did Jascha Achterberg found?
Jascha Achterberg founded Callosum.
Where did Jascha Achterberg go to school?
Jascha Achterberg studied at University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Neuroscience); University of Cambridge (Visiting Research Student, Department of Psychology & School of Clinical Medicine); Nelson Mandela University (Visiting Student, Psychology & Economics).

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