About
Michael Asher is a data scientist and software engineer with interests in agriculture and construction.
Founder at PrecipYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Michael 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 Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Precip's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Precip's investors below.
Precip's investors · 2
Co-founders at Precip
JV
Jesse VollmarFounder
Experience
- Precipitation Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- Giraffe TechnologyCo-Foundercurrent2019 — present
- The Australian National UniversityPhD scholar2013 — 2021
- GranularData Science Lead2018 — 2021Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- FarmLogsLead Data Scientist2015 — 2018Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Kinesis AustraliaAnalyst Intern2015Sydney
- Thread Harvest Pty LtdSoftware Developer2014Sydney
- StratsecAnalyst Intern2012Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- QuantiumData Analyst Intern2010 — 2011Greater Sydney Area
Skills & more
Research7Data Analysis9Programming7Statistics4Algorithms4Software Development2Fire Breathing4Analysis5Teamwork3Python4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Asher?
- Michael Asher is a data scientist and software engineer with interests in agriculture and construction.
- Where does Michael Asher work?
- Michael Asher is Founder of Precip.
- What companies did Michael Asher found?
- Michael Asher founded Precip.
- Where did Michael Asher go to school?
- Michael Asher studied at Y Combinator (W24); The Australian National University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics and Computer Science); The Australian National University (Bachelor of Philosophy (Hons), Mathematics and Computer Science).
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