About
Kamel Charaf holds a Master's degree in Data Science from EPFL and previously worked at Bell Labs. He is co-founder and COO of Compresr.
Founder at CompresrYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Kamel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Compresr's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Kamel can intro founders to Compresr's investors below.
Compresr's investors · 1
Co-founders at Compresr
Experience
- Compresr (YC W26)Co-founder & CPOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Rollomatic SAData Science Intern2025Vaud, Switzerland
- Nokia Bell LabsAI and Machine-Learning Research Trainee2023 — 2024Budapest, Hungary
- Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi EgyetemTeaching Assistant2022 — 2023Budapest, Hungary
Skills & more
Problem Solving1Cross-team CollaborationCritical Thinking1Public SpeakingTeamworkEntrepreneurship3Fine Tuning2Computer VisionOracle DatabaseSQLTeachingMachine Learning1
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Project ManagementPython (Programming Language)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data AnalysisC (Programming Language)C++JavaC#Mobile Application DevelopmentStudy SkillsPresentation SkillsSoftware DevelopmentLanguages Arabic · English · German · Hungarian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kamel Charaf?
- Kamel Charaf holds a Master's degree in Data Science from EPFL and previously worked at Bell Labs. He is co-founder and COO of Compresr.
- Where does Kamel Charaf work?
- Kamel Charaf is Founder of Compresr.
- What companies did Kamel Charaf found?
- Kamel Charaf founded Compresr.
- Where did Kamel Charaf go to school?
- Kamel Charaf studied at Y Combinator (W26); EPFL (Master's degree, Machine Learning / Data Science); Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering).
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