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Pavel Machalek

Founder

Founder at Spaceknow

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedSpaceknow

Founder at Spaceknow

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Spaceknow's investors · 3

BlueYard CapitalBerlin · $500K – $5M checks · since 2017OTB VenturesAmsterdam · $1.1M – $7.7M checks · since 2017Reflex CapitalPrague · $500K – $2M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Spaceknow

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Jaroslav JavornickyExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. phDataSr. Machine Learning Solutions Architectcurrent2025 — present
  2. Stealth StartupFoundercurrent2023 — present
  3. SpaceKnow Inc.Board Membercurrent2014 — present
  4. SpaceKnow Inc.Principal Software Architect2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  5. SpaceKnow Inc.Chief Executive Officer2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Forest.ioData Science Vice President2022 — 2024
  7. SpartacusChief Technology Officer2018 — 2022
  8. ClimateSenior Data Scientist2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  9. NASA Ames Research CenterSenior Scientist2009 — 2011Mountain View, California, United States
  10. Space Telescope Science InstituteResearch And Development Scientist2004 — 2009Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Skills & more

PyTorchKubernetesLarge Language Models (LLM)Director levelOperations ManagementPython (Programming Language)Computer ScienceData ScienceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Deep LearningP&L ManagementStrategic Leadership
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Pavel Machalek?
Executive Officer, Director, Promoter at Spaceknow
Where does Pavel Machalek work?
Pavel Machalek is Founder of Spaceknow.
What companies did Pavel Machalek found?
Pavel Machalek founded Spaceknow.
Where did Pavel Machalek go to school?
Pavel Machalek studied at The Johns Hopkins University (PhD, Astrophysics).

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