About
Rowan Cockett founded and exited a web-based 3D visualization startup while completing a PhD in computational geophysics, and subsequently led the cloud team at Seequent (which exited for $1.05B in 2021).
Founder at CurvenoteYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Rowan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Curvenote's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Rowan can intro founders to Curvenote's investors below.
Curvenote's investors · 1
Co-founders at Curvenote
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Steve PurvesFounder
Experience
- CurvenoteFoundercurrent2019 — present
- Continuous Science FoundationCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentCanmore, Alberta, Canada
- SimPEGCo-Founder (Open Source Project)current2013 — present
- Geosci.xyzCo-Founder (Open Science Project)current2014 — present
- SeequentVP Cloud Architecture2019Calgary, Canada Area
- SeequentDirector of Cloud Architecture2017 — 2019Calgary, Canada Area
- Visible GeologyFounder2011 — 2019
- 3point Science Inc.Chief Technology Officer2016 — 2017Calgary, Canada Area
- 3point Science Inc.Co-Founder2013 — 2016http://3ptscience.com
- Computational Geosciences Inc.Geophysics Software Consultant2012 — 2013
Education
- Y CombinatorFounder YC W21, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2021
- The University of British ColumbiaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geophysics2012 — 2017
- University of CalgaryBachelor of Science (BSc), Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences2006 — 2010
Skills & more
Matlab1Python1JavaScript1HTML 5Adobe Creative SuiteMathematicaOpenGLActionScriptFortran1LaTeX3HTML51Geophysics11
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ProgrammingGeologyEntrepreneurshipWeb ApplicationsEarth ScienceTeachingAlgorithmsModelingSoftware DevelopmentScientific VisualizationInverse ProblemsNumerical SimulationFrom Rowan's professional profile.
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Also attended Y Combinator1,463
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended The University of British Columbia164
Joan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, Llc
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Also attended University of Calgary55
Laura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgBryan ChowInvestor at Side Door VenturesWilson ActonManaging Partner at Tall Grass VenturesPatrick LorVenture Partner at Panache VenturesAlice ReimerCo-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia Capital
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