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) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Segments.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Otto can intro founders to Segments.ai's investors below.
Segments.ai's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Segments.ai
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Bert De BrabandereFounder
Experience
- Segments.ai by UberCEO & Foundercurrent2020 β presentLeuven, Flanders, Belgium
- Syndicate OneInvestor & passive contributorcurrent2024 β present
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2019 β 2020Brussels Area, Belgium
- McKinsey & CompanyJunior Associate2017 β 2019Brussels Area, Belgium
- TechStartFounder & Coordinator2015 β 2017Leuven
- KU LeuvenPh.D. Researcher2013 β 2017ESAT/STADIUS
- Sagio.beMember of the Board of Directors2013 β 2017
- Sagio.bePresident2012 β 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 Β· English Β· French Β· German
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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.
- 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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