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Max Ahrens

Founder

Founder at Tekton Dynamics · Founder & CEO / AI Lead at Maihem

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedMaihemMaihemTekton 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.

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

SciFi VCSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksUrban InnovationSan Francisco · $500K – $3.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Founder & CEO / AI Lead at Maihem

Intro paths

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

Maihem's investors · 2

firstminute capitalLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M checksSciFi VCSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks

Founder & CEO / AI Lead at Maihem

Intro paths

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

Maihem's investors · 1

Moonfire VenturesLondon

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

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.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Ahrens?
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.
Where does Max Ahrens work?
Max Ahrens is Founder & CEO / AI Lead of Maihem and Founder at Tekton Dynamics.
What companies did Max Ahrens found?
Max Ahrens founded Maihem, Maihem, Tekton Dynamics.
Where did Max Ahrens go to school?
Max Ahrens studied at University of Oxford (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning & Natural Language Processing (Engineering Science)); University of Oxford (Master of Philosophy - MPhil); Y Combinator (W 24).

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