John Novak
Unicorn founderFounder/Head of Hardware Engineering at Standard AI
El Granada, California, United States
FoundedStandard AI$1B · YC
About
John Novak co-founded Standard Cognition and holds a PhD in nuclear physics from Michigan State University (2013).
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- j•••@standard.aireveal75% confident
Founder/Head of Hardware Engineering at Standard AIYC S17
Intro paths
YC
John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, John can intro founders to Standard AI's investors below.
Standard AI's investors · 10
Bleu CapitalNew York · $100K – $500K checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksLocus VenturesPalo AltoR136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checksRackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonStory VenturesNew York · $100K – $1M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoTranspose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017
Co-founders at Standard AI
JF
Jordan FisherFounder/CEO
MS
Michael SuswalFounder/COO
DV
David ValdmanFounder
Experience
- Ford Motor CompanyScientistcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Western Michigan UniversitySenior Research Associatecurrent2023 — presentKalamazoo, Michigan, United States
- Rapid Robotics, incDirector of Computer Vision2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Standard CognitionHead of Hardware Engineering2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Standard CognitionCo-Founder2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Standard CognitionChairman Of The Board2017Greater New York City Area
- QxBranchSenior Data Scientist2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- J.P. MorganData Scientist2016Greater New York City Area
- U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionQuantitative Research Analyst, Product Manager2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- National Superconducting Cyclotron LaboratoryResearch Associate2014East Lansing, MI
- STAR CollaborationResearcher2010 — 2014
- Michigan State UniversityResearch Assistant2010 — 2013East Lansing, MI
- Michigan State UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant2010
- Brookhaven National LaboratoryProgrammer2012 — 2013
- Western Michigan UniversityTeaching Assistant2009
Skills & more
Deep LearningProduct DevelopmentPhysics7Statistics8Data Analysis5Algorithms3Data Science2Research1Nuclear PhysicsStatistical ModelingScientific ComputingMachine Learning2
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Software EngineeringQuantitative AnalyticsSoftware Project ManagementKDB+Natural Language ProcessingData ModelingStart-upsProgrammingTeam LeadershipManagementLeadershipAnalytical SkillsLanguages English · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Novak?
- John Novak co-founded Standard Cognition and holds a PhD in nuclear physics from Michigan State University (2013).
- Where does John Novak work?
- John Novak is Founder/Head of Hardware Engineering of Standard AI.
- What companies did John Novak found?
- John Novak founded Standard AI.
- Where did John Novak go to school?
- John Novak studied at Michigan State University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nuclear Physics); Michigan State University (Master of Science (MS), Nuclear Physics); Western Michigan University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics/Mathematics (Double Major)).
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Same school
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