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Mikko Peiponen

Founder

Founder at Deasy Labs

New York, New York, United States

FoundedDeasy Labs · YC

About

Mikko Peiponen is a co-founder of Deasy Labs with over 5 years of experience in data and machine learning, including roles as lead data scientist at QuantumBlack building AI data quality tools and consultant at McKinsey implementing machine learning models for enterprises. He holds a graduate degree from MIT.

Founder at Deasy LabsYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Mikko went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Deasy Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Mikko can intro founders to Deasy Labs's investors below.

Deasy Labs's investors · 5

General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2023J12 Venturessince 2023Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023RTP GlobalNew York · $1M – $15M checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Deasy Labs

RGReece Griffiths
Reece GriffithsFounder
LPLeonard Platzer
Leonard PlatzerFounder

Experience

  1. CollibraDirector, AI Engineeringcurrent2026 — presentNew York, NY
  2. CollibraPrincipal Systems Architect2025 — 2026New York, NY
  3. Deasy Labs (acquired by Collibra)Co-Founder, Chief Architect2023 — 2025
  4. Deasy Labs (acquired by Collibra)Co-Founder, CTO2023 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  5. QuantumBlack, AI by McKinseySenior Data Scientist II2021 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  6. McKinsey & CompanySpecialist, Data Science2020 — 2021New York, NY
  7. McKinsey & CompanySenior Analyst, Data Science2018 — 2020New York, NY
  8. McKinsey & CompanyAnalytics Fellow2016 — 2018New York, NY
  9. Nordea MarketsAssistant Analyst, Equity Research2015Helsinki, Finland
  10. Pohjola Bank PlcAnalyst, Capital Markets Financing2014Helsinki, Finland

Skills & more

Languages English · Finnish

From Mikko's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mikko Peiponen?
Mikko Peiponen is a co-founder of Deasy Labs with over 5 years of experience in data and machine learning, including roles as lead data scientist at QuantumBlack building AI data quality tools and consultant at McKinsey implementing machine learning models for enterprises. He holds a graduate degree from MIT.
Where does Mikko Peiponen work?
Mikko Peiponen is Founder of Deasy Labs.
What companies did Mikko Peiponen found?
Mikko Peiponen founded Deasy Labs.
Where did Mikko Peiponen go to school?
Mikko Peiponen studied at Y Combinator; MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Finance); University of Helsinki (Advanced Mathematics Coursework, Mathematics).

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