About
Nic Borensztein is the founder and CTO of CrowdAI, an S16 YC company. He previously worked on generative AI at NVIDIA.
Founder/CTO at CrowdAIYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Nic went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Nic can intro founders to CrowdAI's investors below.
CrowdAI's investors · 7
AME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checks · since 2020BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2020CompoundNew York · $400K – $1.5M checks · since 2020Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2020U.S. Air Forcesince 2019U.S. Navysince 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016
Co-founders at CrowdAI
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Devaki RajFounder/CEO
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Pablo GarciaFounder
Experience
- NVIDIADistinguished Solution Architectcurrent2023 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
- AtmosfyTechnical Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- CrowdAIFounder/CTO2016 — 2024San Francisco, CA
- Adaptive Media, IncVP of Engineering2013 — 2015Orange County, California, United States
- Ember, Inc.Founder/CEO2011 — 2013
- AllianceBernsteinTechnology Associate- Software Development2010 — 2011
Skills & more
Technical Leadership3Terraform1Kubernetes1Computer Vision1Geospatial DataReact.js1Machine Learning1Cloud Infrastructure1Software Development22Start-ups16Software Project Management6Web Development8
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Distributed SystemsMobile ApplicationsPythonSQLJavaScriptRuby on RailsStrategic PartnershipsDevOpsScalable ArchitectureDeep LearningConvolutional Neural Networks (CNN)Data ScienceLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nic Borensztein?
- Nic Borensztein is the founder and CTO of CrowdAI, an S16 YC company. He previously worked on generative AI at NVIDIA.
- Where does Nic Borensztein work?
- Nic Borensztein is Founder/CTO of CrowdAI.
- What companies did Nic Borensztein found?
- Nic Borensztein founded CrowdAI.
- Where did Nic Borensztein go to school?
- Nic Borensztein studied at Columbia University (BS, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Columbia University mafia200
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Ben HorowitzBAFounded OpswareChris DixonBachelor of Arts - BAFounded HunchKai-Fu LeeA.B.Founded 01Robin ChanB.A.Founded Operator +2Kevin M. SlawinB.A.Founded Perseus SENOLYTIX +2Joey LevyBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Draftpot +2
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NVIDIA mafia81
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Jonathan RossChief Software ArchitectFounded GroqSaurabh SrivastavaNemotron, Advanced Deep Learning ResearchFounded Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds +1Lee LiuWeb Software EngineerFounded Mezmo +1Musawir ShahSr. Software Engineer - TegraFounded Jerry +1Alex SismanisAndroid Developer InternFounded L1 Advisors +1Bhairav MehtaDeep Learning and Robotics ResearchFounded CharacterQuilt +1
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AllianceBernstein mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Atmosfy mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University726
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Atmosfy3
Also worked at CrowdAI2
Also worked at AllianceBernstein20
Kevin DayPartner, Head of Capital Formation at Two Bear CapitalDeborah ChuPrincipal at NextGen Venture PartnersTasnia HuquePartner at Javelin Venture PartnersEli CasdinChief Investment Officer and Founder at Casdin CapitalDaniel PosnerInvestor at Maccabee VenturesNikita SatishCampus Lead at The MBA Fund
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