About
Joshua Augustin is cofounder and CTO of Tempo, where he leads development of an AI personal trainer built on real-time computer vision. He has developed systems for pose estimation, human action recognition, and object detection that run locally across hardware platforms including iPhones, Android phones, and proprietary Linux devices, serving tens of thousands of customers. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Founder/CTO at TempoYC W15
Intro paths
YC
Joshua went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Joshua can intro founders to Tempo's investors below.
Tempo's investors · 12
Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checksDCM VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $15M checksGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2026Nimble PartnersSan FranciscoNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonStripeSummit Peak VenturesFort WorthThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015
Co-founders at Tempo
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Moawia EldeebFounder/CEO
Experience
- TempoCofounder & CTOcurrent2015 — present
- Pixar Animation StudiosIntern - Infrastructure2014Emeryville, CA
- United MarketsIT Associate / Application Developer2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Computer VisionPython (Programming Language)Machine LearningC++4C3Mathematics4Ruby3Python1Git3Java3C#2PHP2
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JavascriptHTML 5jQueryRailsSwingXNAPygameMicrosoft FormsEclipseVisual StudioJavaScriptUnix Shell ScriptingLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joshua Augustin?
- Joshua Augustin is cofounder and CTO of Tempo, where he leads development of an AI personal trainer built on real-time computer vision. He has developed systems for pose estimation, human action recognition, and object detection that run locally across hardware platforms including iPhones, Android phones, and proprietary Linux devices, serving tens of thousands of customers. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
- Where does Joshua Augustin work?
- Joshua Augustin is Founder/CTO of Tempo.
- What companies did Joshua Augustin found?
- Joshua Augustin founded Tempo.
- Where did Joshua Augustin go to school?
- Joshua Augustin studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); Whitman College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics / Pre-Computer Science).
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