Fundraising Fox

Rafael Frančišek Irgolič

Founder

CTO at Paracosmic

St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

FoundedParacosmic

About

Rafael is starting his second company, having built AutoPR, an early autonomous pull request bot, and joined Guardrails AI as its first employee. He also competed at a high level in Splatoon, peaking at sixth in the world.

CTO at Paracosmic

Intro paths

→

In turn, Rafael can intro founders to Paracosmic's investors below.

Paracosmic's investors · 1

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks

Co-founders at Paracosmic

HHHarry Hamer
Harry HamerCEO

Experience

  1. Antimemetic AI InstituteExecutive Directorcurrent2026 — present
  2. International Society for Artificial LifeBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. Entrepreneurs FirstPortfolio Company Founder2025
  4. AI KATCo-Founder and CTO2024
  5. Raphael Francis LtdGenerative AI Consultant2022 — 2024
  6. CytoraSenior Software Engineer2021 — 2022
  7. Orange Data MiningFull Stack Engineer2018 — 2021Ljubljana, Slovenia
  8. Orange Data MiningBrand Designer2021Ljubljana, Slovenia
  9. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information ScienceDevelopment Lead2020Ljubljana, Slovenia
  10. Outfit7Game Designer, Developer at Outfit7 Talent Camp2018Ljubljana, Slovenia

Education

  1. University of St AndrewsMaster in Science (Honours), Computer Science2016 — 2021
  2. Gimnazija BežigradInternational Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma2012 — 2016

Skills & more

Generative AI1maimai1osu!3Python9User Experience (UX)6Leadership7Amazon Web Services (AWS)1Git6PostgreSQLGame Design3Project Management4Research2
+12 moreMarketingEvent PlanningGame DevelopmentUser Experience Design (UED)User Interface DesignC#YouTubeAdobe PhotoshopJavaCascading Style Sheets (CSS)JavaScriptDocker

Languages Croatian · English · German · Japanese · Slovenian

From Rafael's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Rafael Frančišek Irgolič work?
Rafael Frančišek Irgolič is CTO at Paracosmic.
What companies did Rafael Frančišek Irgolič found?
Rafael Frančišek Irgolič founded Paracosmic.

Founder mafias

Entrepreneur First mafia595

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded Manas AI +1Matthew WilsonFounder In ResidenceFounded Veratrak +2Rashid MansoorEntrepreneur, Inaugural CohortFounded Hadean +2Ruban KanapathippillaiEntrepreneur First 2024Founded Iterate AI +1Alice BentinckGeneral PartnerFounded Entrepreneurs First +1Matt CliffordCofounder and ChairFounded Entrepreneurs First +1

+ 588 more

University of St Andrews mafia20

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Marshall PorterMastersFounded GympassNic CarterMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Coin MetricsMaximilian ConradInternational BusinessFounded GetquinAlex RoweMaster of Arts (M.A. Hons)Founded Round OneSimon RogersonMA(Hons)Founded Octopus InvestmentsFrances AnastassacosMaster’s DegreeFounded Nabla Bio

+ 13 more

Cytora mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Hamzah ChaudharyData EngineerFounded LightdashOliver LaslettMachine Learning ScientistFounded LightdashHarry GrieveDirector of Data ResearchFounded Gensyn

Gimnazija Bežigrad mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Gregor ZunicFounded Browser Use

Same school

Also attended University of St Andrews92

Madison LenormandInvestor at DaphniOliver MarquesPartner, Capital Formation at March Capital PartnersAndreas WeiskamPartner and Co-Founder of Sapphire Ventures, focused on European investmentsMarshall PorterGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpNate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsFreddie LuchterhandSpecialist Advisor, Brand Impact at Openspace Ventures

+ 86 more

Also attended Gimnazija Bežigrad1

Gregor ZunicFounder at Browser Use

Shared employers

Also worked at Entrepreneurs First485

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures

+ 479 more

Also worked at Cytora9

Tom MendozaInvestor at EQT VenturesAlan MorganChairman at MMC VenturesMartin GlenInvestment Director at Parkwalk AdvisorsKatinka HarsanyiInvestor Relations & Platform at Alchemist JapanAnne DobréeInvestment Director at Parkwalk AdvisorsNaza MetghalchiPartner at Heartcore Capital

+ 3 more