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Mark Buckler

Founder

Founder/CEO at Soundry AI

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedSoundry AI · YC

About

Mark Buckler completed a PhD at Cornell University with research focused on hardware acceleration for deep neural networks. He has prior experience across robotics, biomedical imaging, computer vision, hardware acceleration, and computer architecture.

Founder/CEO at Soundry AIYC W24

Intro paths

YC

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

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In turn, Mark can intro founders to Soundry AI's investors below.

Soundry AI's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Soundry AI

JPJustin Parus
Justin ParusFounder

Experience

  1. AI2 IncubatorResident Expert (AI House)current2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. Soundry AIFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSeattle, WA
  3. Codex CollectiveFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  4. Stability AIOpen Source Researcher2022 — 2023
  5. AmazonApplied Scientist2019 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
  6. Cornell UniversityPhD Candidate2014 — 2019Ithaca, New York Area
  7. Elucid Bioimaging Inc.Research Contractor2018Wenham, MA
  8. DeepScaleResearch Intern2018Mountain View, CA
  9. Firebrand InnovationsFounder & CEO2012 — 2015Greater Boston Area
  10. University of Massachusetts AmherstGraduate Researcher2012 — 2014Amherst, MA
  11. AMDGraduate Co-Op Researcher2013Greater Boston Area
  12. RF DiagnosticsHardware Engineer2012Niskayuna
  13. RPI Smart Lighting ERCUndergraduate Researcher2012RPI
  14. RPI Smart Lighting ERCUndergraduate Researcher2011
  15. Bose CorporationSummer Intern2011
  16. Ember Corporation (now Silicon Laboratories)Summer and Winter Intern2010 — 2011
  17. MITRESummer and Winter Intern2007 — 2010

Skills & more

Computer HardwareOpen-Source SoftwarePython (Programming Language)Embedded SystemsC (Programming Language)C++LinuxVerilogPyTorchEvent ProductionLive EventsAudio Engineering
+12 moreData CompressionDigital ImagingDigital PhotographyVolunteer ManagementVolunteeringTeam BuildingCross-functional Team LeadershipEvent PlanningEvent ManagementMusic ProductionMusic IndustryProduct Design

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Buckler?
Mark Buckler completed a PhD at Cornell University with research focused on hardware acceleration for deep neural networks. He has prior experience across robotics, biomedical imaging, computer vision, hardware acceleration, and computer architecture.
Where does Mark Buckler work?
Mark Buckler is Founder/CEO of Soundry AI.
What companies did Mark Buckler found?
Mark Buckler founded Soundry AI.
Where did Mark Buckler go to school?
Mark Buckler studied at Cornell University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Engineering); University of Massachusetts Amherst (Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering).

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Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective

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Shared employers

Also worked at Amazon645

Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Lewis KilongoPrincipal at Unorthodox Ventures

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Andy ChouInvestor at 11.2 CapitalSri ChandrasekarManaging Partner at Point72 VenturesSammy SidhuFounder at EventualFarhan KhanCEO, Founder at shotwell.aiKurt KeutzerProfessor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Co-founder, DeepScale (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck

Also worked at AMD58

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