About
Skandere Sahli holds degrees in applied mathematics and computer science from École Polytechnique and MIT. He spent three years at QuantumBlack, McKinsey's AI consulting division, where he worked on operational optimization and AI systems integration.
Founder at Sandra AIYC F24
Intro paths
YC
Skandere went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — 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 Sandra AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Skandere can intro founders to Sandra AI's investors below.
Sandra AI's investors · 2
Co-founders at Sandra AI
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Badr El Idrissi MokdadFounder
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Ismail MajjadFounder
Experience
- Sandra AICo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Analyst2021 — 2024New York
- Squarepoint CapitalQuantitative Researcher2020
- Bank of America Merrill LynchSales & Trading Summer Analyst2019London, United Kingdom
- Ministry of Europe and Foreign AffairsOfficer cadet - French Embassy in Cote d'ivoire2017 — 2018Abidjan
- French ArmyApprentice Officer2017Coëtquidan
Skills & more
Mathématiques8Relations internationales3Physique1Anglais5Microsoft Office4Python5Java4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Skandere Sahli?
- Skandere Sahli holds degrees in applied mathematics and computer science from École Polytechnique and MIT. He spent three years at QuantumBlack, McKinsey's AI consulting division, where he worked on operational optimization and AI systems integration.
- Where does Skandere Sahli work?
- Skandere Sahli is Founder of Sandra AI.
- What companies did Skandere Sahli found?
- Skandere Sahli founded Sandra AI.
- Where did Skandere Sahli go to school?
- Skandere Sahli studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Business Analytics, Data Science); École Polytechnique; Lycée Louis-le-Grand (Mathématiques).
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