About
John Yang holds degrees in AI and Mathematics from MIT (2024) and has published machine learning research in top venues. He previously interned as a quantitative analyst at Goldman Sachs and has background in biology and science competitions.
Founder at ReticularYC F24
Intro paths
YC
John went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Reticular's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, John can intro founders to Reticular's investors below.
Reticular's investors · 1
Experience
- Reticular (YC F24)Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — present
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Researcher2022 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Goldman SachsQuantitative Strategist2022New York, New York, United States
- Princeton UniversitySociety for Neuroscience Researcher2019 — 2020
Skills & more
Probabilistic Generative ModelsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Research SkillsNatural Language Processing (NLP)Machine LearningNeural Networks3PyTorch3Neuroscience4Molecular Biology1Cell Biology1Computer Vision1Object Recognition1
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Python (Programming Language)Deep LearningAlgorithmsBayesian inferenceProbabilityFrom John's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Yang?
- John Yang holds degrees in AI and Mathematics from MIT (2024) and has published machine learning research in top venues. He previously interned as a quantitative analyst at Goldman Sachs and has background in biology and science competitions.
- Where does John Yang work?
- John Yang is Founder of Reticular.
- What companies did John Yang found?
- John Yang founded Reticular.
- Where did John Yang go to school?
- John Yang studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - SB, Mathematics & Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making (18 and 6-4)); Y Combinator (F24).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co.Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Drew HoustonBSFounded Dropbox +1Arash FerdowsiComputer ScienceFounded Dropbox
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Goldman Sachs mafia249
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fred EhrsamTraderFounded Nudge +1Matt HuangSummer AnalystFounded HotspotsDavid VélezAnalystFounded NubankTarek MansourEquity Derivatives AnalystFounded KalshiColin WebbSummer AnalystFounded SaucepricingJeppe RindomSummer InternshipFounded Pleo
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,608
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Reticular (YC F24)1
Also worked at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)68
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiIvory TangInvestor at ChemistryGleb ChuvpiloManaging Partner at Thundermark CapitalPuneeth MeruvaPartner at Trucks VCMillie Liu LiuFounding Partner at First Star VenturesAnnan ZhangInvestor at E14 Fund
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000
Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar Robotics
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Also worked at Princeton University111
Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordRyan HaysBoard Member at CincyTechBrad FloraBacking expeditions into the futureManny StockmanManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersBrannon JonesPrincipal at AlleyCorp
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