Mattia Mauro
FounderFounder at Excellence Learning
Stanford, California, United States
FoundedExcellence Learning · YC
About
Mattia Mauro worked as a quantitative analyst and led early-stage investments at Squarepoint Capital, a quantitative hedge fund. He won the International Physicists' Tournament in 2022 and studied physics from an early age.
Founder at Excellence LearningYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Mattia went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Excellence Learning's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Mattia can intro founders to Excellence Learning's investors below.
Excellence Learning's investors · 4
Co-founders at Excellence Learning
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Sovann LindenFounder
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Alexis BonnafontFounder
Experience
- Excellence AIChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentStanford, California, United States
- Squarepoint CapitalSquarepoint Ventures2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Dorm Room FundInvestment Partner2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2023 — 2025
- PasqalQuantum research2024Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Cardinal ReferInvestor2024
- Cardinal ReferCo-Founder and CTO2024Stanford, California, United States
- Squarepoint CapitalQuantitative Researcher2023
- Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisLaboratory Research project2022 — 2023Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Bank of AmericaTrading summer intern2022
- International Physicists' TournamentTeam Captain and Winner2021 — 2022
- ATD Fourth WorldCivil Servant2020 — 2021Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Harvard Model CongressAward of Excellence2018Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Recommerce GroupSummer Intern2016
- Observatoire de Paris | PSLSummer Intern2016Meudon, Île-de-France, France
Skills & more
Mathematics2Physics1Chemistry1Machine Learning2Web Development2Network Administration1Economics1C1C#1LaTeX1Team Management1Team Leadership
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Quantum MechanicsRelativityPython (Programming Language)Fully bilingual EnglishLanguages Coreano · Francese · Inglese · Italiano · Latino · Spagnolo
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mattia Mauro?
- Mattia Mauro worked as a quantitative analyst and led early-stage investments at Squarepoint Capital, a quantitative hedge fund. He won the International Physicists' Tournament in 2022 and studied physics from an early age.
- Where does Mattia Mauro work?
- Mattia Mauro is Founder of Excellence Learning.
- What companies did Mattia Mauro found?
- Mattia Mauro founded Excellence Learning.
- Where did Mattia Mauro go to school?
- Mattia Mauro studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); École Polytechnique (MS in Theoretical Physics and Engineering - Cycle ingénieur polytechnicien); Collège Stanislas Paris (Bachelor of Science - BS, PC*).
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