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Doug GriffinunlockedJonathan: together at Vivid Machines (2026)
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About
Jonathan Binas has more than ten years of experience developing AI technology, ranging from neuromorphic, brain-inspired chips to state-of-the-art models. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship under Yoshua Bengio.
Co-founder at Vivid Machines
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Vivid Machines's investors · 12
BDC Capital CorporationWakefield · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023BDC Venture CapitalMontreal · $365K – $25.6M checks · since 2023BoxOne VenturesMontréal · $500K checks · since 2023Conexus Venture CapitalRegina · since 2023Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks · since 2023H Venture PartnersCincinnati · $250K – $5M checks · since 2023MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)Toronto · since 2023N49PCanada · $500K – $750K checks · since 2023Spatial CapitalMill Valley · since 2023Stand Up VenturesToronto · $365K – $1.1M checks · since 2023StandUp VenturesToronto · since 2023Tall Grass VenturesCalgary · since 2023
Co-founders at Vivid Machines
JL

Jenny LemieuxCo-founder
Experience
- Vivid Machines Inc.Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Entrepreneur FirstFounder-in-Residence2020 — 2021
- Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence InstitutePostdoctoral Fellow2017 — 2021
- HKUSTVisiting Researcher2011Hong Kong
- University College LondonUG Researcher2009 — 2010London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Computer Science4Programming4Scientific Computing2Neuroscience2Neural Networks2Science2Machine Learning2Research2Physics1Deep Learning1Algorithms1Mathematical Modeling
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SimulationsArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Neural NetworksComputer VisionMathematicsReinforcement LearningComputational NeuroscienceSoftware DevelopmentPythonLaTeXPython (Programming Language)BashLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Binas?
- Jonathan Binas has more than ten years of experience developing AI technology, ranging from neuromorphic, brain-inspired chips to state-of-the-art models. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship under Yoshua Bengio.
- Where does Jonathan Binas work?
- Jonathan Binas is Co-founder of Vivid Machines.
- What companies did Jonathan Binas found?
- Jonathan Binas founded Vivid Machines.
- Where did Jonathan Binas go to school?
- Jonathan Binas studied at ETH Zürich (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Brain-inspird models and systems for distributed computation); ETH Zürich (Master of Science (MSc), Physics); ETH Zürich (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics).
Founder mafias
Entrepreneur First mafia907
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Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +3Matthew WilsonVenture PartnerFounded Veratrak +2Rashid MansoorEntrepreneur, Inaugural CohortFounded HADEAN +2Eugene CheahEntrepreneur First 2017Founded Recursal AI, Inc. +2Ruban KanapathippillaiEntrepreneur First 2024Founded Iterate AI +1Alice BentinckGeneral PartnerFounded Entrepreneurs First +1
ETH Zürich mafia239
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Thomas DübendorferPhDFounded Spontacts +2CédricBScFounded Code and State +1Veronica Gambillara FonckEngineerFounded LimmaTech Biologics +1Dr. Hanspeter FässlerHonorary Councillor Award (Ehrenrat)Founded Gravis Robotics +1Stephen LakeVisiting ScholarFounded Jetson Home +1Maximilian MarquartDoktor (Ph.D.)Founded CHOVIVA +1
Same school
Also attended ETH Zürich378
Bastian HasslingerInvestor at Index VenturesSteve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalHelge DaebelPartner, Head of Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMaurin DaiInvestment Manager, Physical AI & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChristoph FreiPartner, Head of Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMax HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vivid Machines Inc.2
Also worked at Entrepreneur First740
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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Also worked at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute13
Mike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureSasha LuccioniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesMagaly CharbonneauPartner at Inovia CapitalJean-David BeginMentor at Amiral VenturesJustine GauthierAdvisory Board at AInBCMichel DuboisPartner, Chief Scientist and Head of AI Lab at Innovobot
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Also worked at HKUST32
Isabel ZhangInvestor at HCVCHock Chuan TamGeneral Partner at Vertex GrowthCatherine K.C. LeungFounder & Partner at MizMaa VenturesGracy ChenCEO at BitgetWilliam ChanManaging Partner at Locus VenturesProf. (Dr.) Madan PillutlaDean, Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad at T-Hub
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