About
Pietro Demicheli studied artificial intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University and previously built derivatives and staking infrastructure at TruFin. He is now developing an AI platform for the appraisal industry at ValueMate.
Founder at ValueMateYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Pietro went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran ValueMate's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Pietro can intro founders to ValueMate's investors below.
ValueMate's investors · 1
Co-founders at ValueMate
AP
Anir PrativadiFounder
VI
Vivek IsukapalliFounder
Experience
- ValueMateCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Carnegie Mellon Blockchain ClubPresident & Head of Build2024 — 2025Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- ChicagoDAOCo-President & Executive Delegation Lead2024 — 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
- HomeDAOFounding Member2022 — 2025Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityLedger Development Lead2024Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- 1RoundTable Partners (1RT)Summer Analyst2024New York, United States
- Carnegie Mellon RacingSponsorship Retention2023 — 2024Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- WebN GroupDecentralized Options Smart Contract Engineer2022 — 2023Greater London
- AlgoPassCo-Founder2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- NiftgenSmart Contract Engineer2022
- Mentat InnovationsBlockchain Engineer2021London, England, United Kingdom
- King's College LondonComplex Systems Junior Researcher2020Greater London
Skills & more
Teamwork1Communication1Problem Solving1Private EquitySoliditySDK developmentBusiness DevelopmentCode ReviewDatasetsSoftware DevelopmentC (Programming Language)Programming
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pietro Demicheli?
- Pietro Demicheli studied artificial intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University and previously built derivatives and staking infrastructure at TruFin. He is now developing an AI platform for the appraisal industry at ValueMate.
- Where does Pietro Demicheli work?
- Pietro Demicheli is Founder of ValueMate.
- What companies did Pietro Demicheli found?
- Pietro Demicheli founded ValueMate.
- Where did Pietro Demicheli go to school?
- Pietro Demicheli studied at Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science (Bachelor's degree, Artificial Intelligence); Y Combinator; King's College School Wimbledon.
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