Mahmoud Al-Madi
FounderFounder, CEO at Cyberdesk
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCyberdesk Β· YC
About
Mahmoud Al-Madi holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Rice University, where he contributed to AI and ML research at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital. He previously built robotic process automation solutions for a Fortune 100 company and is now cofounder of Cyberdesk, a platform for desktop workflow automation.
Founder, CEO at CyberdeskYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Mahmoud went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Cyberdesk's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Mahmoud can intro founders to Cyberdesk's investors below.
Cyberdesk's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Cyberdesk
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Alan DuongFounder, CTO
Experience
- CyberdeskCo-foundercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CrederaSoftware Engineer2024 β 2025Dallas, Texas, United States
- StealthSolo Skunkworks2024 β 2025
- Baylor College of MedicineMachine Learning Research Assistant2022 β 2024Houston, Texas, United States
- Rice University Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Assistant2023Houston, Texas, United States
- Texas Children's HospitalMachine Learning Consultant2022 β 2023Houston, Texas, United States
- Rice University Electrical and Computer EngineeringELEC 303 (Random Signals and Processes - Statistics and Probability) Teaching Assistant2021 β 2022
- Rice Computer Science DepartmentData Science Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program Events Coordinator2022Houston, Texas, United States
- Rice UniversityRENEW Wireless Research2021
Skills & more
Data Mining2Statistical Data AnalysisAcademic Advising3Career CounselingApplied Machine LearningAlgorithmsData ScienceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningData ClassificationNeural NetworksPublic Speaking1
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LeadershipMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelSQLPython (Programming Language)RMATLABVerilogLanguages Arabic Β· English
- Neural Networks and Convolutional Neural Networks Essential Training β LinkedIn
- Machine Learning and AI Foundations: Classification Modeling β LinkedIn
- AI Accountability Essential Training β LinkedIn
- Applied Machine Learning: Ensemble Learning β LinkedIn
- Machine Learning and AI Foundations: Prediction, Causation, and Statistical Inference β LinkedIn
- Machine Learning and AI Foundations: Clustering and Association β LinkedIn
- Introduction to Data Science β LinkedIn
- Applied Machine Learning: Algorithms β LinkedIn
- Applied Machine Learning: Foundations β LinkedIn
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mahmoud Al-Madi?
- Mahmoud Al-Madi holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Rice University, where he contributed to AI and ML research at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital. He previously built robotic process automation solutions for a Fortune 100 company and is now cofounder of Cyberdesk, a platform for desktop workflow automation.
- Where does Mahmoud Al-Madi work?
- Mahmoud Al-Madi is Founder, CEO of Cyberdesk.
- What companies did Mahmoud Al-Madi found?
- Mahmoud Al-Madi founded Cyberdesk.
- Where did Mahmoud Al-Madi go to school?
- Mahmoud Al-Madi studied at Y Combinator; Rice University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering).
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