Matt Hardy
FounderFounder at Proof of Human
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedProof of Human · YC
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About
Matt Hardy was a co-founder of Roundtable, which applied behavioral metrics to fraud prevention. He completed doctoral research at Princeton University on decision-making using machine learning and experimental methods, and holds undergraduate degrees in statistics and economics from the University of Toronto with prior experience in data science and econometrics.
Founder at Proof of HumanYC S23
Intro paths
Matt went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Proof of Human's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Matt can intro founders to Proof of Human's investors below.
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Experience
- Proof of Human, PBCCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- MicrosoftResearch Intern2022New York, United States
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Research Assistant2015 — 2016Cambridge, Massachusetts
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Hardy?
- Matt Hardy was a co-founder of Roundtable, which applied behavioral metrics to fraud prevention. He completed doctoral research at Princeton University on decision-making using machine learning and experimental methods, and holds undergraduate degrees in statistics and economics from the University of Toronto with prior experience in data science and econometrics.
- Where does Matt Hardy work?
- Matt Hardy is Founder of Proof of Human.
- What companies did Matt Hardy found?
- Matt Hardy founded Proof of Human.
- Where did Matt Hardy go to school?
- Matt Hardy studied at Princeton University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Science); University of Toronto (Bachelor's degree, Statistics and Economics); Y Combinator (S23).
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