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Laurence Midgley

Founder

Founder at Ångström AI

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedÅngström AI · YC

About

Laurence Midgley co-founded Ångström AI, which develops molecular simulation software for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. He previously worked as a research engineer at InstaDeep and completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge focused on generative AI for molecular systems.

Founder at Ångström AIYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Laurence went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ångström AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Laurence can intro founders to Ångström AI's investors below.

Ångström AI's investors · 5

468 CapitalBerlinIA Seed VenturesBerkeleyRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024Zeno VenturesGeneva

Co-founders at Ångström AI

JMJose Miguel Hernandez Lobato
Jose Miguel Hernandez LobatoFounder

Experience

  1. Angstrom AICofounder, CTOcurrent2024 — present
  2. Stanford UniversityVisiting Researcher2024Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. University of CambridgeResearch Assistant in Machine Learning2022 — 2023Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  4. InstaDeep LtdResearch Engineer2022
  5. InstaDeep LtdResearch Intern2021 — 2022
  6. CAPE BIO PHARMSInternship2018City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  7. University of Cape TownMaths hotseat tutor2017

Skills & more

Languages Afrikaans · English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Laurence Midgley?
Laurence Midgley co-founded Ångström AI, which develops molecular simulation software for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. He previously worked as a research engineer at InstaDeep and completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge focused on generative AI for molecular systems.
Where does Laurence Midgley work?
Laurence Midgley is Founder of Ångström AI.
What companies did Laurence Midgley found?
Laurence Midgley founded Ångström AI.
Where did Laurence Midgley go to school?
Laurence Midgley studied at University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine learning); University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Machine Learning and Machine Intelligence); University of Cape Town (Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering).

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