About
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 NyckelYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Oscar went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Oscar can intro founders to Nyckel's investors below.
Nyckel's investors · 2
Co-founders at Nyckel
GM
George MathewFounder
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++CFrom Oscar's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- 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).
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