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Paul Grech

Founder

Founder at OctaPulse

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedOctaPulse · YC

About

Paul Grech is co-founder and CEO of OctaPulse, which applies computer vision, edge computing, and robotics to aquaculture operations. He completed a fellowship at CMU's Robotics Institute and previously worked at Bloomberg LP, where he developed and sold enterprise portfolio risk and attribution software to major asset managers.

Founder at OctaPulseYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Paul went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran OctaPulse's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Paul can intro founders to OctaPulse's investors below.

OctaPulse's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at OctaPulse

RSRohan Singh
Rohan SinghFounder

Experience

  1. OctaPulseCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  2. Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute Pathways FellowshipRobotics Institute Pathways Fellow2024 — 2025Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  3. 99 TartansMBA Student Partner2023 — 2025Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  4. Miami-Dade Innovation AuthoritySpecial Projects Fellow2023 — 2025
  5. Cadence OneFiveGrowth Strategy Intern2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Bloomberg LPUX Project Manager2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  7. Bloomberg LPPortfolio and Risk analytics Relationship Manager2021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  8. Bloomberg LPTier 1 Buyside Enterprise Account Manager2019 — 2021
  9. Bloomberg LPSenior Portfolio Risk and Analytics Specialist2018 — 2019New York, New York
  10. Bloomberg LPPortfolio Risk and Analytics Specialist, Equity Specialist2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Leadership8Communication1Public Speaking2Bloomberg Terminal2Spanish5Microsoft Word5Microsoft Excel4PowerPoint3Research2Clerical Skills2Presentations2

Languages English · Spanish

  • EDICT Internship Program — Elemental Impact
  • Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg News

From Paul's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Paul Grech?
Paul Grech is co-founder and CEO of OctaPulse, which applies computer vision, edge computing, and robotics to aquaculture operations. He completed a fellowship at CMU's Robotics Institute and previously worked at Bloomberg LP, where he developed and sold enterprise portfolio risk and attribution software to major asset managers.
Where does Paul Grech work?
Paul Grech is Founder of OctaPulse.
What companies did Paul Grech found?
Paul Grech founded OctaPulse.
Where did Paul Grech go to school?
Paul Grech studied at Y Combinator (OctaPulse W26); Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship); Marist University (BS,BA, Business Administration and Management).

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Rohan SinghFounder at OctaPulse

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