About
Jay Dawani is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lemurian Labs and the author of "Mathematics for Deep Learning." He previously competed as a professional swimmer, serving as vice-captain of the Pakistan national team and qualifying for the 2012 Olympics in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events. He received world distinctions in mathematics and physics from Cambridge at A Level and has co-founded two startups.
Founder & CEO at Lemurian Labs
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Lemurian Labs's investors · 18
1Flourish CapitalMountain ViewAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023Blackhorn VenturesDenver · $500K checksBlue Lake CapitalShanghai · since 2023futureland venturesWashington, D.C. · since 2023Good Growth CapitalCharleston · since 2023Mistral Venture PartnersTorontoOrigin VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksOval Park CapitalRaleigh · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2023PebblebedSan Francisco · $2M – $6M checksPlug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checks · since 2023Raptor GroupMiami Beach · since 2023Silicon CatalystBrisbaneStepchangeSeattleStreamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksTola CapitalSeattle · $1M – $15M checks · since 2023Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonUntapped VenturesGlendale · $500K – $2M checks · since 2023
Experience
- Lemurian LabsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentOakville, ON
- Frontier Development LabAI Advisor - NASA FDL2020 — 2022
- DataSpeckleAdvisor2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Geometric Energy CorporationDirector of Artificial Intelligence2019 — 2020Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Geometric Energy CorporationPrincipal AI Engineer2018 — 2019Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Independent ResearcherMachine Learning Researcher2017 — 2020Earth
- PacktAuthor - Hands On Mathematics for Deep Learning2019 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
- Conference on Complex Systems 2019Speaker2019Singapore
- SpacebitTechnology R&D Advisor2018 — 2019London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- SiaClassic FoundationTechnology Advisor2018Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Blocplay EntertainmentInterim CTO2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- PsonyaCo-Founder | Deep Learning Engineer2017 — 2018Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Social Innovation (CSI)Advisor2014 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- OpenAIMachine Learning Engineer2016 — 2017
- Goofy Goldfish ProductionsResearch And Development Engineer2015 — 2016Oakville, ON, Canada
- Pakistan National Swimming TeamProfessional Athlete2010 — 2014
- Western UniversityStudent Athlete2013 — 2014
Skills & more
Applied Mathematics10Machine Learning11Research5Statistical Data Analysis5Computer Vision5Crisis Management4Distributed Systems3Cloud Computing4Software Development4Big Data4Reinforcement Learning4disruptive innovation4
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Deep LearningChaos TheoryNatural Language ProcessingLaunching Start-upsInnovation ConsultingProfessional SportsSoftware ArchitectureMicroservicesTeamworkCreative StrategyC++PythonLanguages English · Japanese · Latin · Sindhi · Spanish · Urdu
- Deep Learning Specialization — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jay Dawani?
- Jay Dawani is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lemurian Labs and the author of "Mathematics for Deep Learning." He previously competed as a professional swimmer, serving as vice-captain of the Pakistan national team and qualifying for the 2012 Olympics in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events. He received world distinctions in mathematics and physics from Cambridge at A Level and has co-founded two startups.
- Where does Jay Dawani work?
- Jay Dawani is Founder & CEO of Lemurian Labs.
- What companies did Jay Dawani found?
- Jay Dawani founded Lemurian Labs.
- Where did Jay Dawani go to school?
- Jay Dawani studied at Western University (Bachelor’s Degree, Applied Mathematics); Karachi Grammar School (High School, O&A levels).
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Also attended Western University194
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Also attended Karachi Grammar School15
Ammar HanafiGeneral Partner at Moment Ventures, LlcRuqayya DiwanVice President at InsitorRameez AnsariPartner at Highland Creek PartnersArif FarooquiVice President, Finance at Cota CapitalDanish MunirFounding Partner at GreyMatterImran KizilbashCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Titanium Innovation Investments
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lemurian Labs5
Also worked at Frontier Development Lab1
Also worked at Centre for Social Innovation (CSI)1
Also worked at OpenAI133
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