About
Kali Abeje studied computer science at MIT with a minor in public policy and completed two internships at AWS. They conducted NLP and machine learning research with MIT's economics department and government lab, focusing on argument extraction and policy prediction, and are now building AI applications for the legal sector.
Founder at OsmauraYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Kali went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Osmaura's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Kali can intro founders to Osmaura's investors below.
Osmaura's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Osmaura
JW
Jity WoldemichaelFounder
Experience
- Osmaura (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 β present
- MIT Schwarzman College of ComputingSERC Scholar2025 β 2026
- MIT GOV/LABUndergraduate Researcher2025 β 2026
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)SDE Intern2025
- Brass Rat InvestmentsFundamental Equity Analyst - Consumer2024 β 2025
- Brass Rat InvestmentsEducational Member2024
- MIT Department of EconomicsUndergraduate Researcher2024 β 2025Massachusetts, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)AFE Intern2024Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Science Systems and Applications, Inc (SSAI)Data Science and AI Lab Intern2023Greenbelt, Maryland, United States
- Science Systems and Applications, Inc (SSAI)Project Intern2022 β 2023
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Natural Language Processing (NLP)Financial AnalysisJavaAmazon Web Services (AWS)Community DevelopmentLarge Language Models (LLM)Community OutreachEvent PlanningProject PlanningMachine LearningPython (Programming Language)
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)CommunicationResearchEnglishLanguages Amharic Β· English
- Structuring Machine Learning Projects β DeepLearning.AI
- Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization β DeepLearning.AI
- Introduction to Large Language Models β Coursera
- Neural Networks and Deep Learning β Coursera
- Pathways to Quantum: Explorer for Students β Connected DMV
- Pathways to Quantum: Discovery for Students β Connected DMV
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kali Abeje?
- Kali Abeje studied computer science at MIT with a minor in public policy and completed two internships at AWS. They conducted NLP and machine learning research with MIT's economics department and government lab, focusing on argument extraction and policy prediction, and are now building AI applications for the legal sector.
- Where does Kali Abeje work?
- Kali Abeje is Founder of Osmaura.
- What companies did Kali Abeje found?
- Kali Abeje founded Osmaura.
- Where did Kali Abeje go to school?
- Kali Abeje studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science).
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