About
Robert Thelen is CEO and co-founder of Rownd. Previously, he held a product leadership role at IBM's API Connect, managing product development and strategy. He is an Air Force veteran with experience leading teams and overseeing government contracts, and holds an MBA from Dartmouth.
Rob Thelen @rgthelen
π @LlamaFarmAI Designer is live Build AI systems visually β no code, no cloud, 100% local + open-source. 5 models. 3 databases. 0 APIs. All drag, drop, and deploy. π¦ Try it now β https://t.co/ylpMEU2A1U ; https://t.co/MYMvjtwpNG https://t.co/CooyhHXl5D
Nov 3, 2025 Β· β₯ 1
Rob Thelen @rgthelen
Built a local medical AI that actually respects your privacy. Upload lab results β get explanations in plain English β all processing happens on YOUR machine. Zero cloud APIs. Zero data uploads. Uses real medical textbooks (Harrison's, Schwartz's, etc.). Fully open source. https://t.co/2gmSvt4yjO
Oct 17, 2025 Β· β₯ 2
Rob Thelen @rgthelen
More entries: Star: https://t.co/Mw4MylLxU1 Comment/follow: https://t.co/Yv9deMpCBn LlamaFarm makes it easy to develop and deploy full AI projects - RAG, Databases, model inference, and (soon) model training. More details: Deadline to enter: October 14, 2025 11:59PMΒ Β PDT
Oct 13, 2025 Β· β₯ 2
Founder at RowndYC W22
Intro paths
Robert went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Rownd's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Robert can intro founders to Rownd's investors below.
Rownd's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Rownd
