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Ksenia Proka

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Founder at Whizz

New York, New York, United States

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About

Ksenia Proka is Co-Founder and CTO of Neurolabs, a company building computer vision models trained on synthetic data generated in virtual environments, with an API-based platform for recognizing consumer packaged goods products and producing insights from predictions. She previously worked as a software engineer at JP Morgan and completed a PhD in AI at the University of Edinburgh, focusing on generative and probabilistic (Bayesian) modelling, optimal transport, similarity search in computer vision, and data science for healthcare. During her studies she tutored machine learning and deep learning courses at Edinburgh and later supervised two MSc theses at the intersection of computer vision and graphics.

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Whizz's investors · 3

JOINT JOURNEYLimassol · $30K – $3.4M checks · since 2023Leta CapitalMoscow · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024TMT Investmentssince 2023

Co-founders at Whizz

MPMike Peregudov
Mike PeregudovFounder
AMAlex Mironov
Alex MironovFounder

Experience

  1. WhizzCo-founder, CPO & Strategic Operationscurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  2. My DeviceCo-Founder & CEO2020 — 2022Moscow
  3. Russian Foreign Trade AcademyDeputy Head of International Finance Research2014 — 2019Moscow

Skills & more

Economics31Econometrics20Quantitative Research5Data Analysis2Economic Research6Analysis26

Languages English

  • Agentic AI: Contextualized and Applied — Harvard Data Science Initiative

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Who is Ksenia Proka?
Ksenia Proka is Co-Founder and CTO of Neurolabs, a company building computer vision models trained on synthetic data generated in virtual environments, with an API-based platform for recognizing consumer packaged goods products and producing insights from predictions. She previously worked as a software engineer at JP Morgan and completed a PhD in AI at the University of Edinburgh, focusing on generative and probabilistic (Bayesian) modelling, optimal transport, similarity search in computer vision, and data science for healthcare. During her studies she tutored machine learning and deep learning courses at Edinburgh and later supervised two MSc theses at the intersection of computer vision and graphics.
Where does Ksenia Proka work?
Ksenia Proka is Founder of Whizz.
What companies did Ksenia Proka found?
Ksenia Proka founded Whizz.
Where did Ksenia Proka go to school?
Ksenia Proka studied at Barcelona School of Economics (Master's degree, Specialized Economic Analysis (International Trade); Universitat de Barcelona (International Law and Legal Studies); Startup School Online.

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Higher School of Economics mafia26

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Joel SchoppigPrincipal at Oxford Science EnterprisesKärt SiilatsVenture Partner at SuperAngelJazmín Gustale GillManaging Partner at iThink VCSebastian FeimblattFounder and General Partner at Ocean OasisMaia BrennerFounder at FlipzenPere MonràsFounder at Nemuru

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Denis KalyshkinPrincipal at I2BF Global VenturesAndrés EsquivesIntern at Salkantay VenturesRong CaoPartner, WestWave Capital at The 98Ahmed KassemProgram Officer at Flat6LabsSophia ZhaoPartner at Alumni VenturesFranco TorresInvestor at FEA Angels

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Also attended Russian Foreign Trade Academy4

Yulia ZhukovaPartner, General Counsel at RTP GlobalOleg MikhalskyPartner at Fulgur VenturesDmitri BelenkiInvestment Analyst at Greensoil PropTech VenturesAnastasia GurkinaSenior Associate at Fort Ross Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Whizz2

Mike PeregudovFounder at WhizzAlex MironovFounder at Whizz