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Nils Börner

Founder

Founder at transload

San Francisco, California, United States

Foundedtransload · YC

About

Nils Börner is co-founder and CTO of transload, bringing five years of experience in computer vision development across deep-tech startups and academic settings. He holds a Master's in Computer Science from TU Munich and a Master's in Data Science from the University of Queensland, and has co-authored research in IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.

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Nils @nilsboern

@transloadAI @juliusscheel @jagowahl Check out our interactive demo at https://t.co/IpXmDgI0RG

Jun 10, 2026 · ♥ 3 · ⇄ 1

Nils @nilsboern

This is how we measure freight with security cameras. Glad to be building @transloadAI with @juliusscheel and @jagowahl! https://t.co/OTbsHfNY5Z

Jun 10, 2026 · ♥ 5 · ⇄ 3

Founder at transloadYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Nils went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran transload's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Nils can intro founders to transload's investors below.

transload's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at transload

JSJulius Scheel
Julius ScheelFounder & CEO
JWJago Wahl-Schwentker
Jago Wahl-SchwentkerFounder

Experience

  1. transload (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentMünchen, Bayern, Deutschland
  2. hema.to GmbHAI Engineer2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  3. IBMDevOps Consultant2022Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  4. ImageBiopsy LabAI Engineer2021 — 2022Vienna, Austria
  5. TUM CAMPAI Research Assistant2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  6. doubleSlash Net-Business GmbHAI Engineer2020 — 2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  7. FocusMétricaWeb Engineer2020Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
  8. WAGO KontakttechnikBI Engineer2019Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  9. CitrixSales Engineer2018Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Education

  1. Y Combinator2026
  2. Technical University of MunichMaster of Science - MS, Informatics2022 — 2025
  3. The University of QueenslandMaster of Science - MS, Data Science2022 — 2025
  4. TUM Entrepreneurial MasterclassMaster’s Thesis Fellow2025
  5. Technical University of MunichBachelor of Science - BS, Information Systems2017 — 2021

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Also attended Technical University of Munich182

Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJulian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsHannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesNiklas Born de AndrésInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris Capital

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Also attended The University of Queensland95

Giuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJasmine BettesInvestor at Reinventure GroupEsther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementNilay ThakarPrincipal at ARCH Venture PartnersZenetta BurgerPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpCherie ChouHead of Corporate Development at TNBAura

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Also attended TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass2

Jana PetryInvestment Manager at UVC PartnersMarc HerlitzAI Solutions Engineer at Vidia

Shared employers

Also worked at transload (YC P26)1

Julius ScheelFounder & CEO at transload

Also worked at IBM547

Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear Ventures

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Also worked at ImageBiopsy Lab1

Andreas RieglerGeneral Partner at APEX Ventures

Also worked at Citrix42

Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAsheem ChandnaInvestor at Greylock PartnersParthaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCTommy AhlersFormer Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global LlpWoody MarshallGeneral Partner at TCVMick HollisonInvestor at EPIC VENTURES

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