About
Michael Fester is co-founder of 14.ai. He previously co-founded Snips, an AI voice platform that was acquired by Sonos.
Founder at GloGloYC W24
Intro paths
Michael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran GloGlo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Michael can intro founders to GloGlo's investors below.
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Co-founders at GloGlo
Experience
- GloGlo (YC)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- 14.aiCo-Founder2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- SnipsCo-Founder (acq. Sonos)2013 — 2019
Skills & more
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Data AnalysisMathematical ModelingMobile DevicesUser ExperienceMachine LearningComputer VisionHigh Performance ComputingAlgorithm DesignUser InterfacePhysicsArtificial IntelligenceBusiness ModelingFrom Michael's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Fester?
- Michael Fester is co-founder of 14.ai. He previously co-founded Snips, an AI voice platform that was acquired by Sonos.
- Where does Michael Fester work?
- Michael Fester is Founder of GloGlo.
- What companies did Michael Fester found?
- Michael Fester founded GloGlo.
- Where did Michael Fester go to school?
- Michael Fester studied at Y Combinator; University of Cambridge (Ph.D. (started), Mathematics); University of Cambridge (M.Sc., Mathematics).
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