About
Thomas Aubry is founder and CTO of Ooak Data. He previously served as Head of Data at PayLead where he led the Data & AI team, was an Applied ML Scientist at Samsung AI, and co-founded Macro Vision, an autonomous vehicles company. He holds a degree in Mechatronics and Robotics from Institut supérieur de mécanique de Paris.
Founder - CTO at Ooak DataYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Thomas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ooak Data's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Thomas can intro founders to Ooak Data's investors below.
Ooak Data's investors · 1
Experience
- Ooak DataCo-foundercurrent2025 — presentParis
- PayLeadHead of Data2023 — 2026Paris, Île-de-France, France
- PayLeadMachine Learning Engineer2021 — 2023Paris, France
- Samsung ElectronicsApplied Machine Learning Scientist2018 — 2022Paris Area, France
- MV ROBOTCo-Founder2017 — 2018Paris Area, France
- BalyoIngénieur en robotique2017Moissy
- AltranData Scientist for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicle2017Paris Area, France
- City College of New YorkGraduate Researcher2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Microsoft Office10Matlab4C++2Python4C4CATIA2SolidWorks4PyTorchTensorFlowPython (Programming Language)Rust (Programming Language)C (Programming Language)
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AnglaisChinoisNatural Language GenerationStart-up LeadershipIngénierieMécatroniqueGestion de projetComputer VisionMachine LearningDeep learningROSÉlectroniqueLanguages Allemand · Anglais · Chinois · Français
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thomas Aubry?
- Thomas Aubry is founder and CTO of Ooak Data. He previously served as Head of Data at PayLead where he led the Data & AI team, was an Applied ML Scientist at Samsung AI, and co-founded Macro Vision, an autonomous vehicles company. He holds a degree in Mechatronics and Robotics from Institut supérieur de mécanique de Paris.
- Where does Thomas Aubry work?
- Thomas Aubry is Founder - CTO of Ooak Data.
- What companies did Thomas Aubry found?
- Thomas Aubry founded Ooak Data.
- Where did Thomas Aubry go to school?
- Thomas Aubry studied at ISAE-Supméca – Institut supérieur de mécanique de Paris (Engineering, Mechatronic and Robotics); Lycée Sainte-Geneviève (Classes Préparatoires, Fillière PT*/PT); Lycée Français de Shanghai (Baccalauréat Option International Chinois, Scientifique Specialité Physique-Chimie).
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