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Oli Wales

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Founder at Arva AI

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedArva AI · YC

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About

Oli Wales previously served as lead product engineer at Opvia, a YC-backed company, and held full-stack engineering roles at Iventis, Chimnie, and The Trade Desk. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.

Founder at Arva AIYC S24

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YC

Oli went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Arva AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Arva AI's investors · 9

468 CapitalBerlinAmino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025OakNorthNew YorkOlive Tree CapitalBoston · since 2025Oxford Seed FundOxford · $19.1K – $127K checksProCap VelocityLynnwoodSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo AltoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Arva AI

RSRhim Shah
Rhim ShahFounder

Experience

  1. Arva AI (YC S24)Co-founder & CTOcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. SealLead Product Engineer2024
  3. SealSenior Full Stack Engineer2023 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
  4. SealFull Stack Engineer2021 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
  5. ChimnieFrontend Developer2021
  6. The Trade DeskSoftware Engineer2021London, England, United Kingdom
  7. IventisSoftware Engineering Intern2021
  8. The Trade DeskSoftware Engineering Intern2020London
  9. Ocado TechnologyData Science Intern2019Hatfield

Skills & more

Problem SolvingJavaC#C++ReactSQLElasticsearchTensorFlowPythonAmazon Web Services (AWS)TypeScriptContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
  • Edge Academy Certified: Marketing Foundations — The Trade Desk

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Oli Wales?
Oli Wales previously served as lead product engineer at Opvia, a YC-backed company, and held full-stack engineering roles at Iventis, Chimnie, and The Trade Desk. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.
Where does Oli Wales work?
Oli Wales is Founder of Arva AI.
What companies did Oli Wales found?
Oli Wales founded Arva AI.
Where did Oli Wales go to school?
Oli Wales studied at University of Cambridge (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science); Wilson's School.

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Also worked at Arva AI (YC S24)1

Rhim ShahFounder/CEO at Arva AI