About
Markus Skagemo is co-founder and head of AI at Crunched. He studied robotics and control systems at NTNU and previously worked as a data scientist at Oda and BearingPoint, where he developed and scaled AI solutions for financial and automotive clients.
Founder at CrunchedYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Markus went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Crunched's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Markus can intro founders to Crunched's investors below.
Crunched's investors · 2
Co-founders at Crunched
Experience
- CrunchedMedgrunnleggercurrent2025 — present
- BearingPointSenior Data Scientist2025Oslo, Oslo, Norge
- BearingPointData Scientist2023 — 2025Oslo, Oslo, Norge
- OdaData Scientist2022 — 2023Oslo, Oslo, Norge
- Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU)Student Teaching Assistant2022Trondheim og omegn
- OdaData Science Intern2021Oslo, Oslo, Norge
- Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU)Student Teaching Assistant2021Trondheim, Trøndelag fylke, Norge
- ExabelData Science Intern2019Oslo Area, Norway
- ExabelData Science Intern2018Oslo Area, Norway
Skills & more
Analytiske ferdigheterComputer visionLLMHandelsstrategierAlgorithmic tradingUnstructured dataStatistisk modelleringHypothesis testingpandasKvantitativ analysePython3Maskinlæring3
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Data ScienceDatamodelleringStatistisk dataanalyseKunstig intelligensDatavisualiseringIngeniørvirksomhetC++Kvantitativ finansSQLFrom Markus's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Markus Skagemo?
- Markus Skagemo is co-founder and head of AI at Crunched. He studied robotics and control systems at NTNU and previously worked as a data scientist at Oda and BearingPoint, where he developed and scaled AI solutions for financial and automotive clients.
- Where does Markus Skagemo work?
- Markus Skagemo is Founder of Crunched.
- What companies did Markus Skagemo found?
- Markus Skagemo founded Crunched.
- Where did Markus Skagemo go to school?
- Markus Skagemo studied at Y Combinator; Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Master of Science - MSc, Cybernetics and Robotics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Henrik LangelandBachelor's degreeFounded Enode +1Oleksii SidorovMaster of Science - MSFounded Slise +1Kristian MelhuusMaster of ScienceFounded Liquid BarcodesLars Gjardar MusæusMaster's degreeFounded CrunchedStefan MandaricMaster of Science (MSc)Founded MoritzJochen MadlerExchange semester in TrondheimFounded Sitefire
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Also attended Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)58
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Shared employers
Also worked at Crunched3
Also worked at BearingPoint36
Aayush PhumbhraInvestor at Streamlined VenturesSebastian GassAdvisory Board Member at Titanium Innovation InvestmentsChandresh IyerGeneral Partner at SixThirty VenturesBenjamin WainstainPartner at InnovacomBuck JordanManaging Partner at Canyon Creek CapitalAshish WadhwaniCo-Founder and Managing Partner at IvyCap Ventures
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Also worked at Oda4
Also worked at Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU)26
Ane Tolnes HaugdalInvestor at InvestinorJulie FormoInvestor at InvestinorVibekeInvestor at InvestinorJon-Kåre HansenPartner, Technology, Energy and Sustainability at Sarsia Management ASTerje Berg-UtbyPartner at Skagerak CapitalGuro SkjævelandInvestment Manager at Nysnø Climate Investments
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