About
Mateo Perez holds a PhD from CU Boulder and is currently building Cartpole.
Founder at CartpoleYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Mateo went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Cartpole's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Mateo can intro founders to Cartpole's investors below.
Cartpole's investors Β· 1
Experience
- CartpoleCEO and Foundercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- University of Colorado BoulderGraduate Research Assistant2020 β 2025Boulder, Colorado, United States
- ApplePhD Intern2024Cupertino, California, United States
- University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering & Applied ScienceUndergraduate Researcher2018 β 2020Boulder, Colorado
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)2PyTorch1Linux1C++1Matlab1LaTeX1C2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mateo Perez?
- Mateo Perez holds a PhD from CU Boulder and is currently building Cartpole.
- Where does Mateo Perez work?
- Mateo Perez is Founder of Cartpole.
- What companies did Mateo Perez found?
- Mateo Perez founded Cartpole.
- Where did Mateo Perez go to school?
- Mateo Perez studied at University of Colorado Boulder (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); University of Colorado Boulder (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); University of Colorado Boulder (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering).
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