Where does Oscar Beijbom work?

Oscar Beijbom is Founder of Nyckel.

Where did Oscar Beijbom go to school?

Oscar Beijbom studied at UC San Diego (Ph.D, San Diego; Computer Science); Lund University (M.S; B.S, Engineering Physics).

Oscar Beijbom

Founder

Founder at Nyckel

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedNyckel · YC

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Oscar Beijbom is co-founder of Nyckel. He holds a M.S. in Engineering Physics from Lund University and a PhD in Computer Science from UC San Diego, with prior roles as a researcher at UC Berkeley and five years in autonomous vehicle development, and has contributed to AI applications including bicycle helmet safety systems and coral reef image analysis platforms.

Founder at Nyckel YC W22

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Nyckel's investors · 4

Cathexis VenturesHouston · $250K – $1M checks Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks Peter Gao Capital LPSeattle Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Nyckel

George MathewFounder

Dan OttFounder

Experience

ZooxPrincipal Engineercurrent2025 — present
NyckelCo-founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
SiLC Technologies, IncML / perception advisor2024 — 2025Santa Cruz, California, United States
MotionalSenior Director of Machine Learning2019 — 2022
nuTonomyTeam Lead Machine Learning / Principal Research Scientist2017 — 2019Santa Monica, CA
nuTonomySenior Research Scientist2016 — 2017
UC BerkeleyPostdoctoral Researcher2015 — 2016
MicrosoftAI Researcher2013Redmond, WA
Hövding Sverige ABFounding Engineer2007 — 2009
McKinsey & CompanyJunior Consultant2005

Skills & more

Product Development14Machine Learning42Matlab27Computer Vision22Pattern Recognition11Data Analysis13Analysis5Computer Science27Research7LaTeX10Algorithms17Mathematical Modeling7

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Image ProcessingPythonC++C

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Who is Oscar Beijbom?: Oscar Beijbom is co-founder of Nyckel. He holds a M.S. in Engineering Physics from Lund University and a PhD in Computer Science from UC San Diego, with prior roles as a researcher at UC Berkeley and five years in autonomous vehicle development, and has contributed to AI applications including bicycle helmet safety systems and coral reef image analysis platforms.
Where does Oscar Beijbom work?: Oscar Beijbom is Founder of Nyckel.
What companies did Oscar Beijbom found?: Oscar Beijbom founded Nyckel.
Where did Oscar Beijbom go to school?: Oscar Beijbom studied at UC San Diego (Ph.D, San Diego; Computer Science); Lund University (M.S; B.S, Engineering Physics).