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Joachim Fainberg

Founder

Co-founder & CTO at The Forecasting Company

Paris, Île-de-France, France

FoundedThe Forecasting Company · YC

About

Joachim Fainberg holds a PhD in machine learning for speech and has worked as a full-stack developer, including roles at JPMorgan's Machine Learning Center of Excellence, Sonos (on-device wake word detection), Bloomberg (large-scale ASR systems), and two startups as an ML/NLP team lead and senior algorithm engineer in prop-tech and renewable energy applications.

Co-founder & CTO at The Forecasting CompanyYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Joachim went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran The Forecasting Company's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Joachim can intro founders to The Forecasting Company's investors below.

The Forecasting Company's investors · 2

Benhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at The Forecasting Company

GNGeoffrey Negiar
Geoffrey NegiarFounder & CEO
GNGeoffrey Négiar
Geoffrey NégiarCo-founder & CEO

Experience

  1. The Forecasting CompanyCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
  2. Vind AISenior Algorithm Engineer2023 — 2024Oslo, Norway
  3. CONSIGLI ASTechnical Lead - AI | ML | NLP | DS2022 — 2023Oslo, Norway
  4. JPMorgan Chase & Co.Vice President, Machine Learning Scientist2022New York, New York, United States
  5. JPMorgan Chase & Co.Sr. Associate, Machine Learning Scientist2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  6. Bloomberg LPMachine Learning Intern2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. Sonos, Inc.Research Associate2018
  8. Sonos, Inc.Machine Learning Intern2017Santa Barbara County, California, United States
  9. CereProc Ltd.Norwegian Language Consultant2015 — 2017Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  10. CharcoalblueTheatre Consultant2014
  11. CharcoalblueTheatre Consultant2012 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
  12. Visual ACT ABSoftware tester/Mechanic2004 — 2011Scandinavia
  13. Den Norske Opera & BallettSupernumerary1997 — 2011
  14. Oslo Kru ASFollow spot operator2010Oslo, Norway
  15. Vallhall Trening & Terapisenter ASReceptionist2009 — 2010Oslo, Oslo, Norway
  16. Oslo Nye TeaterFollow spot operator2009Oslo, Norway
  17. Monster Entertainment ASFollow spot operator2009Oslo, Norway

Skills & more

PyTorchTensorFlowPython (Programming Language)Pro Tools5Team LeadershipSpeech RecognitionAlgorithmsFull-Stack DevelopmentData ScienceFilm4Sound15Recording3
+12 moreMusicCompositionPianoMusic ProductionSound DesignTheatreAudio EngineeringSound EditingAudio EditingStudio RecordingMachine LearningDeep Learning

Languages English · Norwegian

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Joachim Fainberg?
Joachim Fainberg holds a PhD in machine learning for speech and has worked as a full-stack developer, including roles at JPMorgan's Machine Learning Center of Excellence, Sonos (on-device wake word detection), Bloomberg (large-scale ASR systems), and two startups as an ML/NLP team lead and senior algorithm engineer in prop-tech and renewable energy applications.
Where does Joachim Fainberg work?
Joachim Fainberg is Co-founder & CTO of The Forecasting Company.
What companies did Joachim Fainberg found?
Joachim Fainberg founded The Forecasting Company.
Where did Joachim Fainberg go to school?
Joachim Fainberg studied at The University of Edinburgh (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Artificial Intelligence); The University of Edinburgh (Master of Science (MSc), Artificial Intelligence); University of Surrey (BMus (Hons), Music & Sound Recording BMus (Tonmeister)).

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