About
Leopold von Waldthausen studied computer science at Oxford, where he published research on process mining and cryptography. He spent 3.5 years at Palantir managing customer relations across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and previously founded and sold a business called weview.
Founder at Zeit AIYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Leopold 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 Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Zeit AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Leopold can intro founders to Zeit AI's investors below.
Zeit AI's investors · 2
Co-founders at Zeit AI
MC
Marvin Christopher BornsteinFounder
Experience
- Zeit AI (YC S24)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2024 — presentMunich, Germany & San Francisco, USA
- Palantir TechnologiesPrincipal (EL)2023 — 2024München, Bayern, Deutschland
- Palantir TechnologiesProject Lead (CO)2022 — 2023Seoul, South Korea
- Palantir TechnologiesDeployment Strategist2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- weview GmbHCo Founder, Partner2018 — 2019München, Bayern, Deutschland
- weview GmbHCo Founder, CEO2015 — 2018Munich, Germany
- AmazonSenior Product Manager - Machine Learning2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Clinique St. Pierre d'Allada, Les Sapeures-Pompiers du Benin, CEG 1 AlladaEmergency Medical Technician2014 — 2015Allada, Benin
Skills & more
Management9Strategy7Public Speaking2Python3SQL4R3Java4HTML4XML3OCAML3Prolog4Business Strategy8
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Project ManagementRecruitingResearchLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leopold von Waldthausen?
- Leopold von Waldthausen studied computer science at Oxford, where he published research on process mining and cryptography. He spent 3.5 years at Palantir managing customer relations across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and previously founded and sold a business called weview.
- Where does Leopold von Waldthausen work?
- Leopold von Waldthausen is Founder of Zeit AI.
- What companies did Leopold von Waldthausen found?
- Leopold von Waldthausen founded Zeit AI.
- Where did Leopold von Waldthausen go to school?
- Leopold von Waldthausen studied at University of Oxford (Master of Science, Magdalen College); Yale University (Master of Business Administration - MBA, School of Management); University of Oxford (Postgraduate Degree, Regent’s Park College).
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