Sergio Charles
FounderFounder/CEO at Darwin
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedDarwin · YC
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Sergio: together at Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)
About
Sergio Charles has conducted AI research at Google X, Nvidia, and Stanford's AI Lab. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science and an M.S. in Statistics from Stanford.
Founder/CEO at DarwinYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Sergio went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Darwin's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Darwin's investors · 4
Co-founders at Darwin
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Luigi CharlesFounder
Experience
- Thesis (YC F25)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- X, The Moonshot FactoryAI Resident2025Mountain View, California, United States
- Stanford University Department of Computer ScienceCourse Assistant2024 — 2025
- QuantResQuantitative Research2023 — 2024
- Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)Research Assistant2022 — 2023Stanford, California, United States
- Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)CURIS Research Fellow2022Stanford, California, United States
- Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)Research Assistant2021 — 2022Stanford, California, United States
- NVIDIADeep Learning Research2021Santa Clara, California, United States
- Society for Science & the PublicSTS Regeneron2017 — 2019
Skills & more
Python9LaTeX2C1Java1JavaScript1Swift (Programming Language)1C++1MERN Stack1PyTorchComplex Analysis11Differential Geometry7Machine Learning
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AlgorithmsReal AnalysisAlgebraic GeometryDifferential EquationsLinear AlgebraAlgebraic TopologyMobile Application DevelopmentDeep LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)Reinforcement LearningFrom Sergio's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sergio Charles?
- Sergio Charles has conducted AI research at Google X, Nvidia, and Stanford's AI Lab. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science and an M.S. in Statistics from Stanford.
- Where does Sergio Charles work?
- Sergio Charles is Founder/CEO of Darwin.
- What companies did Sergio Charles found?
- Sergio Charles founded Darwin.
- Where did Sergio Charles go to school?
- Sergio Charles studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Statistics); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics); University of Oxford (Visiting Student, Mathematics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Stanford University mafia1,934
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University of Oxford mafia622
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Reid HoffmanM.St.Founded LinkedIn +2Gabriel PereyraDropped outFounded HarveyBrent HobermanMaster of Arts - MAFounded Founders Pledge +4Kevin HartzMstFounded Eventbrite +3William GuttmanM.PhilFounded CurvePoint +3Tom BlomfieldMaster's DegreeFounded Starling Bank +2
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NVIDIA mafia136
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Jonathan RossChief Software ArchitectFounded GroqAlán Aspuru-GuzikSenior Director of Quantum ChemistryFounded Intrepid Labs +1Saurabh SrivastavaNemotron, Advanced Deep Learning ResearchFounded Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds +1Lee LiuWeb Software EngineerFounded Mezmo +1Musawir ShahSr. Software Engineer - TegraFounded Jerry +1Alex SismanisAndroid Developer InternFounded L1 Advisors +1
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Lyford Cay International School mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Also attended University of Oxford1,772
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Lyford Cay International School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Thesis (YC F25)1
Also worked at X, The Moonshot Factory86
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative VenturesAlice CheungPartner, Talent at S32Anisha MustiInvestor at Dorm RoomSteven WillingerGP at Blockchain BuildersMike McCauleyCo-founder & General Partner at Inovia Capital
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Also worked at QuantRes2
Also worked at Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)41
Jay YuInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalAndrew YingInvestor at GreycroftIrving HsuInvestor at Mayfield FundLyna KimAssociate at LowercarbonAdriel SaportaVenture Fellow at SHAKTIJayaInvestor at Foundation Capital
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