About
Josh studied biochemistry at Cambridge University, graduating in the top 5%, and later developed AI models for drug discovery at AstraZeneca. He then spent four years heading engineering teams while the business grew from $2M to $12M in revenue, building latency-sensitive data platforms used by major hedge funds for decision-making.
CTO at Pharosyn
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Experience
- PharosynCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — present
- StealthFounder2025
- IntropicTechnical Product Lead2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- IntropicQuantitative Developer2021 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- First and Third Trinity Boat ClubOverall Captain2019 — 2020Cambridge, United Kingdom
- First and Third Trinity Boat ClubSocial Secretary2018 — 2019Cambridge, United Kingdom
- AstraZenecaMachine Learning Engineer2019 — 2020Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- AlvariumFinancial Analyst2019
- EvercoreFinancial Analyst2018London, United Kingdom
- London Doctors Clinic LtdData Analyst Intern2017London, United Kingdom
- Guy's HospitalLaboratory Assistant2015London, United Kingdom
- VelotricityFounder and Managing Director2014 — 2015
Education
- University of CambridgeBA (Hons), MSc2016 — 2020
- St Paul's School2011 — 2016
Skills & more
BioinformaticsLarge Language Models (LLM)1Natural Language Processing (NLP)1Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)XGBoostData ScienceAmazon Web Services (AWS)EntrepreneurshipStartupsProduct Road MappingTeamworkPostgreSQL
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Joshua Hampson work?
- Joshua Hampson is CTO at Pharosyn.
- What companies did Joshua Hampson found?
- Joshua Hampson founded Pharosyn.
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