About
Kazuma Choji studied computer science and mathematics at Harvey Mudd College and published research at machine learning venues including NeurIPS, ICML, and ICCV. He is now building software to evaluate software engineer productivity with AI.
Founder at SaffronYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Kazuma went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Saffron's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Kazuma can intro founders to Saffron's investors below.
Saffron's investors · 1
Co-founders at Saffron
RC
Robert ChondroFounder / CEO
JY
Jerry YaoFounder
Experience
- Saffron AIFounder, Chief Technology Officer2026
- Pololu CorporationML Intern2025Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- AlgoverseAI Researcher2025
- Pololu CorporationML Intern2024Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kazuma Choji?
- Kazuma Choji studied computer science and mathematics at Harvey Mudd College and published research at machine learning venues including NeurIPS, ICML, and ICCV. He is now building software to evaluate software engineer productivity with AI.
- Where does Kazuma Choji work?
- Kazuma Choji is Founder of Saffron.
- What companies did Kazuma Choji found?
- Kazuma Choji founded Saffron.
- Where did Kazuma Choji go to school?
- Kazuma Choji studied at Harvey Mudd College (Bachelor's degree, CS + Math); Clark High School Academy of Finance.
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