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
YC
Otto went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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 ↗
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In turn, Otto can intro founders to Segments.ai's investors below.
Segments.ai's investors · 3
Co-founders at Segments.ai
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Bert De BrabandereFounder
Experience
- Segments.ai by UberCEO & Foundercurrent2020 — presentLeuven, Flanders, Belgium
- Syndicate OneInvestor & passive contributorcurrent2024 — present
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2019 — 2020Brussels Area, Belgium
- McKinsey & CompanyJunior Associate2017 — 2019Brussels Area, Belgium
- TechStartFounder & Coordinator2015 — 2017Leuven
- KU LeuvenPh.D. Researcher2013 — 2017ESAT/STADIUS
- Sagio.beMember of the Board of Directors2013 — 2017
- Sagio.bePresident2012 — 2013Leuven
- McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2012Brussels
- K.U.Leuven KULAKInternship / Summer Project2011Kortrijk
- BarcoInternship2011Kortrijk
Skills & more
Business Development14Data-driven Decision Making9Volunteering3Learnability6Physics2Signal Processing5Algorithms4EntrepreneurshipArtificial Intelligence (AI)Deep LearningMachine LearningMatlab18
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LaTeXSimulinkMicrosoft PowerPointTransparencyLeadershipCommunicationFrenchFast WorkerLanguages Dutch · English · French · German
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Colleagues at Syndicate One
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Director Strategy & Operations at BRYTER at Syndicate One
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Co-founder & CPO at Accountable at Syndicate One
Anna Thomlinson
Head of Operations at Segments.ai at Syndicate One
Arnaud Bakker
VC at Triton Capital at Syndicate One
Catharina Soenen
PE Investor at GIMV (Sustainable Cities team) at Syndicate One
Dieter Wachters
Cofounder & CTO at Raito at Syndicate One
Elise Stern
Venture Capital at Eurazeo at Syndicate One
Ellen Batens
VP Operations at Go Vocal at Syndicate One
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.
- Where did Otto Debals go to school?
- Otto Debals studied at KU Leuven (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering); CFA Institute; KU Leuven (Master's Degree, Mathematical Engineering).
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