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Michael James O'Kelly

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Founder at HighlightCam

Mountain View, California, United States

FoundedHighlightCam · YC

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10,663 people in our graph share verified history with Michael — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Alfred LinunlockedMichael: together at Cobalt Robotics (2018–2024)
×5Michael: together at Plan Grid
×2Michael: together at YC S09
×3Michael: together at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

About

Michael James O'Kelly is Director of Backend Engineering at Cobalt Robotics, where he was the second employee, and previously founded a Y Combinator company. He holds a PhD in biophysics from MIT and undergraduate degrees in physics, mathematics, and chemistry, with work spanning bioinformatics, cancer research, security, robotics, and cosmology. His technical background includes Python, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, APIs, infrastructure, databases, devops, and cybersecurity.

Founder at HighlightCamYC S09

Intro paths

YC

Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2009) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to HighlightCam's investors below.

HighlightCam's investors · 3

K9 VenturesPalo Alto · $250K – $750K checksQuest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $1.5M checks · since 2009Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2009

Co-founders at HighlightCam

MKMichael Katsevman
Michael KatsevmanFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. Cobalt RoboticsEmployee #2, Director of Backend Engineeringcurrent2016 — presentMountain View, CA
  2. Bugcrowd IncDirector of Data Science2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  3. PlanGridBackend Lead Engineer2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  4. HighlightCam, Inc.Founder and President2008 — 2013Mountain View, CA
  5. Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardComputational Biologist2008 — 2009
  6. MITGrad student2001 — 2008

Skills & more

Python10C3MySQLLaTeX1Physics8Computational Biology4Machine Learning13Scientific Computing4Distributed Systems4Bioinformatics5Statistics4Computer Vision3
+8 moreAlgorithmsArtificial IntelligenceStart-upsCloud ComputingEntrepreneurshipSoftware EngineeringProgrammingSoftware Development

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael James O'Kelly?
Michael James O'Kelly is Director of Backend Engineering at Cobalt Robotics, where he was the second employee, and previously founded a Y Combinator company. He holds a PhD in biophysics from MIT and undergraduate degrees in physics, mathematics, and chemistry, with work spanning bioinformatics, cancer research, security, robotics, and cosmology. His technical background includes Python, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, APIs, infrastructure, databases, devops, and cybersecurity.
Where does Michael James O'Kelly work?
Michael James O'Kelly is Founder of HighlightCam.
What companies did Michael James O'Kelly found?
Michael James O'Kelly founded HighlightCam.
Where did Michael James O'Kelly go to school?
Michael James O'Kelly studied at Y Combinator; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, Physics (Biophysics)); Carnegie Mellon University (BSc, Physics).

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