About
Robert Kim is co-founder and CEO of Laminar. He previously interned at Palantir, where he contributed to semantic search infrastructure and resource allocation systems, and at Bloomberg, where he worked on market data processing pipelines.
Founder at LaminarYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Robert went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Laminar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Robert can intro founders to Laminar's investors below.
Laminar's investors · 2
Co-founders at Laminar
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Din MailibayFounder
Experience
- Laminar (YC S24)Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- BloombergSoftware Engineer2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Palantir TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2023London, England, United Kingdom
- Bloomberg LPSoftware Engineer2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Software Engineer2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Ceeya Inc.Software Engineer2021 — 2022
- IBS Data Science GroupDeep Learning Researcher2021Daejeon, South Korea
- Seoul RoboticsSoftware Engineer2020Seoul, South Korea
- Crazing LabsSoftware Engineer Intern2019 — 2020Seoul, South Korea
Skills & more
Data Structures4Computer Science4Machine Learning3Software Development1Neural Networks3PySpark2C++2Python (Programming Language)7PyTorch5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Robert Kim?
- Robert Kim is co-founder and CEO of Laminar. He previously interned at Palantir, where he contributed to semantic search infrastructure and resource allocation systems, and at Bloomberg, where he worked on market data processing pipelines.
- Where does Robert Kim work?
- Robert Kim is Founder of Laminar.
- What companies did Robert Kim found?
- Robert Kim founded Laminar.
- Where did Robert Kim go to school?
- Robert Kim studied at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Youmin KimBachelor's DegreeFounded Take AppLucas OchoaExchange StudentFounded AutomatYongjin ParkBachelor of Science (BS)Founded 1849 bioDin MailibayBachelor of Science - BSFounded LaminarYong Hee LeeBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Cuckoo LabsGunwoo KimBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Cuckoo Labs
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology31
Thorben RothePartner - Venture at Iris CapitalOhsang KwonPartner at SazzeJosh JungPrincipal at Z Venture CapitalArchi KongManaging Partner at Asia2G CapitalMinjoo KimPrincipal at Storm VenturesAlexandre t'SerstevensInvestment Manager at Finco
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Also attended The Hong Kong Polytechnic University15
Lewis LiuInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsJonas NeyerJunior Analyst at Climentum CapitalEline van BeestVenture Partner at Thuja CapitalBaptiste CotaFounding Partner at LeadBlock PartnersOlivia IngemarssonExecutive Assistant at BackingMindsThomas LazaridisPartner, Non-Executive Director at Space Ventures Investors
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Shared employers
Also worked at Laminar (YC S24)1
Also worked at Bloomberg154
Reed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixEric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesVivek GopalanInvestment Team at 8VCAndrea GurnariInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAllison PavlickInvestor Relations Principal at S32Adriana RocheHead of Talent at Uncork Capital
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Also worked at Palantir Technologies220
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC; co-founder of Palantir and AddeparTrae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures
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