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Max Ahrens

Founder

Founder at Tekton Dynamics

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedTekton Dynamics · YC

About

Max Ahrens holds a PhD and postdoctoral degree in machine learning from the University of Oxford and previously worked as a consultant at McKinsey. He is the founder and CEO of Tekton Dynamics.

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Founder at Tekton DynamicsYC W24

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Tekton Dynamics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Max can intro founders to Tekton Dynamics's investors below.

Tekton Dynamics's investors · 3

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Experience

  1. Tekton Dynamics (YC W24)CEO & Foundercurrent2023 — presentLondon | San Francisco
  2. The Alan Turing InstituteProject Co-Investigator2022 — 2023London, United Kingdom
  3. University of OxfordPostdoctoral Research Fellow2022 — 2023Oxford, United Kingdom
  4. University of OxfordTeaching Assistant2019 — 2022Oxford, United Kingdom
  5. NLP SoDaSFounder & Chair2021 — 2023Oxford, United Kingdom
  6. McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2014 — 2020Hamburg Area, Germany
  7. European Central BankGraduate Trainee2013 — 2014Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
  8. Grameen BankIntern2011Dhaka, Bangladesh
  9. McKinsey & CompanyFellow Intern2011Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
  10. Barclays CapitalSummer Analyst2010London, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of OxfordDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning & Natural Language Processing (Engineering Science)
  2. University of OxfordMaster of Philosophy - MPhil
  3. Y CombinatorW 24

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Financial Econometrics1Machine Learning6Management Consulting1Big Data Analytics1Digital StrategyProject Management1Natural Language Processing (NLP)3Business Strategy6Economics2Python (Programming Language)Matlab1
+7 moreRStrategic PlanningPythonStrategyGitGermanMicrosoft Office

Languages English · French · German · Spanish

  • TOEFL (119/120) — TOEFL

From Max's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

University of Oxford mafia203

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanM.St.Founded Manas AI +1Glen TullmanDiploma in Social AnthropologyFounded Transcarent +1Kevin HartzMstFounded Eventbrite +1Kulveer TaggarMAFounded Auctomatic +1Alex AtallahBing Overseas Study ProgramFounded OpenSea +1Marcus LimaMaster of Science - MScFounded Torus +1

+ 196 more

Same school

Also attended University of Oxford912

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 906 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Tekton Dynamics (YC W24)1

Sam EndacottPartner at Northzone

Also worked at The Alan Turing Institute2

Adrian WellerGrowth Partner at Intrepid Growth PartnersPenelope JonesFounder at Ohm

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,447

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

+ 1,441 more

Also worked at European Central Bank2

Anna LossInvestment Professional at Klar PartnersFrancesco de Stefano di OgliastroAnalyst at Growth Capital Srl