About
Peter Hayes is co-founder and CTO of Humanloop. He previously co-founded Certua and holds a PhD in machine learning from UCL and a BSc in mathematics from Trinity College.
Founder at HumanloopYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Peter went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Humanloop's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Peter can intro founders to Humanloop's investors below.
Humanloop's investors · 5
Co-founders at Humanloop
RH
Raza HabibFounder
JB
Jordan BurgessFounder
Experience
- AnthropicMember of Technical Staffcurrent2025 — present
- UCL Computer ScienceFriends of Computer Science Committeecurrent2024 — present
- CertuaCofounder, Board Observercurrent2020 — present
- Vectify AIAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- HumanloopCofounder, Chief Technology Officer2020 — 2025
- University College LondonGraduate Research And Teaching Assistant2018 — 2021
- CertuaCofounder, Chief Scientist2016 — 2020
- Integrated Protection SolutionsSolutions Architect2013 — 2015
- Self-employedMaths Tutor2011 — 2013Dublin
- Compu b, Apple Premium ResellerSales and Technical Support2010 — 2012Dublin
- St. James's Hospital DublinCare Assistant2009 — 2011Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Education
- UCLDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning2018 — 2023
- Y CombinatorFounder2020 — 2021
- UCLMaster's degree, Computational Statistics and Machine Learning2015 — 2016
- Trinity College DublinBachelor's degree, Mathematics2009 — 2013
Same school
Also attended UCL272
André DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at Medicxi
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Also attended Y Combinator1,463
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended Trinity College Dublin89
Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGJustin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesBriac BombrunInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsBrian SmigaVenture Partner, Co-Founder at Alpha PartnersTom StaffordCo-founder at DST GlobalVeronica DaiglePresident, National Security Practice at Red Cell Incubation
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vectify AI1
Also worked at Humanloop2
Also worked at University College London49
Itxaso del PalacioGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalTess van StekelenburgPartner at Lux CapitalFrancesco MonacaInvestor at Giant Ventures Global LlpDima KuzminManaging Partner at 4BIO CapitalTherese LiechtensteinPartner at 4BIO CapitalDamian Crowtherex-AstraZeneca at PICUS CAPITAL
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