About
Nikodem Bieniek is co-founder and CTO of Expanse. He has experience optimizing speech recognition models on GPU infrastructure and previously worked on infrastructure platforms at Millennium Management. He studied Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh.
Founder at ExpanseYC X26
Intro paths
Nikodem went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Expanse's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Nikodem can intro founders to Expanse's investors below.
Expanse's investors · 2
Co-founders at Expanse
Experience
- ExpanseCo-founder & CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MillenniumContainer Platform Engineering2025
- Morgan StanleyTechnology Summer Analyst2024
- School of Informatics, University of EdinburghInf-1B Tutor2023
- School of Informatics, University of EdinburghInf-1A Tutor2022
Education
- The University of EdinburghMaster in Informatics (MInf)2021 — 2026
Skills & more
Languages English · Polish
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Y Combinator mafia8,668
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The University of Edinburgh mafia28
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Shared employers
Also worked at Expanse3
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Also worked at Morgan Stanley980
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