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Leo Gierhake

Founder

Founder at Laurence

Switzerland

FoundedLaurence · YC

About

Leo Gierhake worked as a researcher at Jump Trading developing quantitative models for cryptocurrency trading, and studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich. He previously founded a crypto investing platform and has background in professional poker.

Founder at LaurenceYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Leo 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 Harshita Arora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Laurence's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Laurence's investors · 2

Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Laurence

MCMatthew Chen
Matthew ChenFounder

Experience

  1. Laurence (YC W26)Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. Jump Trading GroupCrypto Researcher2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
  3. Teragon.ioCo-Founder2022 — 2023
  4. POKKETChief Product & Strategy Officer2021 — 2022
  5. POKKETDeFi Lead2021 — 2022
  6. Bastion Trading GroupTrader2020 — 2022Hong Kong SAR

Skills & more

Languages English · German · Japanese · Mandarin

From Leo's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Leo Gierhake?
Leo Gierhake worked as a researcher at Jump Trading developing quantitative models for cryptocurrency trading, and studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich. He previously founded a crypto investing platform and has background in professional poker.
Where does Leo Gierhake work?
Leo Gierhake is Founder of Laurence.
What companies did Leo Gierhake found?
Leo Gierhake founded Laurence.
Where did Leo Gierhake go to school?
Leo Gierhake studied at ETH Zürich (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); German Swiss International School | 德瑞國際學校.

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