Otto Debals
InvestorFounderInvestor & passive contributor at Syndicate One · Founder at Segments.ai
Brussels Region, Belgium
FoundedSegments.ai · YC
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About
Otto Debals holds a PhD in signal separation and multilinear algebra. He previously worked as a management consultant at McKinsey, supporting projects across multiple functions and industries, and co-founded Investimize, a financial advisory platform, before launching Segments.ai in 2020.
Founder at Segments.aiYC W21
Intro paths
Otto went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Segments.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Otto can intro founders to Segments.ai's investors below.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Otto Debals?
- Otto Debals holds a PhD in signal separation and multilinear algebra. He previously worked as a management consultant at McKinsey, supporting projects across multiple functions and industries, and co-founded Investimize, a financial advisory platform, before launching Segments.ai in 2020.
- Where does Otto Debals work?
- Otto Debals is Founder of Segments.ai and Investor & passive contributor at Syndicate One.
- What companies did Otto Debals found?
- Otto Debals founded Segments.ai.
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