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Jorge Escobedo

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Founder/CTO at Canopy Labs

Peru

FoundedCanopy Labs · YC

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Martijn KleijwegtunlockedJorge: together at University of Amsterdam (2008)
×6Jorge: together at Y Combinator
×2Jorge: together at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
×2Jorge: together at University of Waterloo

About

Jorge Escobedo is Head of AI/ML at Yape and an alumnus of Y Combinator (S12), the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and the University of Waterloo, where he completed a PhD in theoretical physics. He previously co-founded Canopy Labs and served as its CTO, growing the Y Combinator-backed company to 35 employees and several million dollars in annual revenue. His work has focused on leading and scaling data and engineering teams building consumer products.

Founder/CTO at Canopy LabsYC S12

Intro paths

YC

Jorge went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jorge can intro founders to Canopy Labs's investors below.

Canopy Labs's investors · 2

Valar Ventures LlcSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Canopy Labs

WGWojciech Gryc
Wojciech GrycFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. YapeHead of AI/MLcurrent2023 — presentLima, Peru
  2. Unravel Carbon (YC W22)VP Engineering and Data Science2022 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. DropVP Engineering and Data2020 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  4. DropHead of Data and Machine Learning2019 — 2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  5. Canopy LabsCo-founder & CTO2012 — 2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. Perimeter InstitutePh.D. Student in Residence2009 — 2012Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  7. Perimeter Scholars InternationalTeaching Assistant2010Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  8. University of AmsterdamMarketing Assistant2007Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Skills & more

SnowflakeNatural Language Processing (NLP)Key Performance IndicatorsProduct StrategyCross-functional CollaborationsCustomer RetentionData ModelsData VisualizationData AnalyticsData StrategiesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Analytics
+12 moreData ScienceMachine LearningData MiningSoftware DevelopmentStart-upsEntrepreneurshipCloud ComputingR&DCommunicationTeam LeadershipLeadershipManagement

Languages English · French · Spanish

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Who is Jorge Escobedo?
Jorge Escobedo is Head of AI/ML at Yape and an alumnus of Y Combinator (S12), the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and the University of Waterloo, where he completed a PhD in theoretical physics. He previously co-founded Canopy Labs and served as its CTO, growing the Y Combinator-backed company to 35 employees and several million dollars in annual revenue. His work has focused on leading and scaling data and engineering teams building consumer products.
Where does Jorge Escobedo work?
Jorge Escobedo is Founder/CTO of Canopy Labs.
What companies did Jorge Escobedo found?
Jorge Escobedo founded Canopy Labs.
Where did Jorge Escobedo go to school?
Jorge Escobedo studied at Y Combinator (Canopy Labs); University of Waterloo (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Physics); Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PhD Student in Residence, Theoretical Physics).

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