Manu Ebert
FounderFounder at hyperspell
San Francisco, California, United States
Foundedhyperspell · YC
About
Manu Ebert is a founder with experience across multiple startups, including two exits, and 15 years of work in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Manu Ebert @maebert
Humans spent 30,000 years pretending to talk to god. And for some reason the ambition of most workplace AI agents stops at replacing Jake from accounting. If you're building agents, you're choosing between two futures. 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆-𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰: One agent per function. A
Jun 12, 2026 · ♥ 13 · ⇄ 3
Manu Ebert @maebert
Artificial scarcity by @AnthropicAI around Mythos is brilliant. Gets labelled supply chain risk. Hypes up “most advanced hacking tool on planet”. Puts US gov’t in a loose / loose position: deny the NSA access, or be called out on their bluff. https://t.co/Cy7U9HiFNV
Apr 20, 2026 · ♥ 4
Manu Ebert @maebert
Good job Hungary. Can we repeat the process with other autocratic populists elsewhere? I have prepared a short list.
Apr 12, 2026 · ♥ 3
Founder at hyperspellYC F25
Intro paths
Manu went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran hyperspell's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Manu can intro founders to hyperspell's investors below.
hyperspell's investors · 8
Co-founders at hyperspell
Experience
- HyperspellFoundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Afore CapitalFounder in Residence2024San Francisco Bay Area
- HeartRithmFounder, CTO2020 — 2023
- PlentyFounder, CEO2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- On DeckFellow2019San Francisco Bay Area
- The Most Dangerous Writing AppFounder2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AirbnbTechnical Lead2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- summer.aiFounding Partner2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- der FreitagSilicon Valley Correspondent2015 — 2017San Francisco, California
- Hey Inc.Engineering Manager2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Hey Inc.Product Generalist2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Universitat Pompeu FabraResearch Scientist2011 — 2012Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- EyeQuantMachine Learning Consultant2010 — 2011
- Universität OsnabrückResearch Scientist2011Osnabrück Land
Education
- Y CombinatorF252025
- Universität OsnabrückMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Cognitive Neuroscience2008 — 2011
- Universität OsnabrückBachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science2005 — 2008
Skills & more
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ProgrammingWeb DevelopmentUser Interface DesignWeb DesignExperimental DesignCognitive PsychologyComputer SciencePsychophysicsPythonJavaScriptLaTeXCSSLanguages English · German · Spanish
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Also worked at Hyperspell2
Also worked at Afore Capital21
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