Philip Koenig
FounderFounder at CommodityAI · Former Visiting Analyst at KOMPAS VC
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedCommodityAI · YC
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About
Co-founder and CEO of CommodityAI, which builds an operating system for physical commodity trading.
Founder at CommodityAIYC W24
Intro paths
Philip went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran CommodityAI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Experience
- CommodityAICEO & Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California
- KOMPAS VCVisiting Analyst2023Berlin, Germany & Paris, France
- Grupo PantaleonSugar Trader2020 — 2022Miami, Florida, United States
- ED&F ManSugar Trader2015 — 2020Miami, Florida
- KPMG USAssociate, International Trade Advisory2015 — 2016Houston, Texas
- U.S. House of RepresentativesInternship, Committee on Foreign Affairs2013 — 2014Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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Languages English · German · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Philip Koenig?
- Co-founder and CEO of CommodityAI, which builds an operating system for physical commodity trading.
- Where does Philip Koenig work?
- Philip Koenig is Founder of CommodityAI.
- What companies did Philip Koenig found?
- Philip Koenig founded CommodityAI.
- Where did Philip Koenig go to school?
- Philip Koenig studied at Y Combinator (W24); NYU Stern School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); IE Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
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