Peter Gao
FounderFounder at Aquarium Learning
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAquarium Learning Β· YC
About
Peter Gao conducted deep learning research at UC Berkeley and was an early engineer at Cruise working on autonomous vehicle development. He has interned at Pinterest and Khan Academy, contributing to machine learning and web projects.
Founder at Aquarium LearningYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Peter went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Aquarium Learning's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Peter can intro founders to Aquarium Learning's investors below.
Aquarium Learning's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Aquarium Learning
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Quinn JohnsonFounder
Experience
- Career Breakcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Aquarium LearningCofounder, CEO2020 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Recurse CenterRecurser2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- Cruise AutomationStaff Software Engineer, Perception Tech Lead2017 β 2019San Francisco, California
- Cruise AutomationEngineering Manager2016 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Cruise AutomationEngineer2015 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- UC BerkeleyCS 189 Teaching Assistant2015Berkeley, California
- UC BerkeleyUndergraduate Researcher2015Berkeley, California
- Khan AcademySoftware Engineering Intern2014Mountain View, California
- PinterestSoftware Engineering Pintern2013San Francisco, California
- UC BerkeleyCS 61A Lab Assistant2013Berkeley, California
- RewardMeCode Monkey Intern2012Mountain View, CA
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Intern2011Moffet Field, Mountain View, California
- Harker RoboticsExecutive President2007 β 2011
- Hunter LaboratoriesResearch Intern2010Campbell, California
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Peter Gao?
- Peter Gao conducted deep learning research at UC Berkeley and was an early engineer at Cruise working on autonomous vehicle development. He has interned at Pinterest and Khan Academy, contributing to machine learning and web projects.
- Where does Peter Gao work?
- Peter Gao is Founder of Aquarium Learning.
- What companies did Peter Gao found?
- Peter Gao founded Aquarium Learning.
- Where did Peter Gao go to school?
- Peter Gao studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); The Harker School.
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