About
Tianwei Yue has worked in machine learning engineering roles at tech companies since around 2015, with focus areas in AI, reinforcement learning, and robotics. He has been building language agents since 2022.
Founder at MathosYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Tianwei went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β 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 β the partner who ran Mathos's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Tianwei can intro founders to Mathos's investors below.
Mathos's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Mathos
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Qi LyuCofounder
Experience
- Mathos AIChief Executive Officercurrent2023 β present
- Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2023 β present
- StartXStartup Founder2025
- AI Racing TechVisiting Robotics Researcher2022 β 2023ηΎε½
- TikTokApplied Machine Learning Engineer2020 β 2021ε±±ζ―ε, CA
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant2019 β 2020
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityGraduate Research Assistant2019 β 2020
- National University of SingaporeResearch Assistant Intern2018
Skills & more
- Python Data Structures β Coursera
- Using Python to Access Web Data β Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tianwei Yue?
- Tianwei Yue has worked in machine learning engineering roles at tech companies since around 2015, with focus areas in AI, reinforcement learning, and robotics. He has been building language agents since 2022.
- Where does Tianwei Yue work?
- Tianwei Yue is Founder of Mathos.
- What companies did Tianwei Yue found?
- Tianwei Yue founded Mathos.
- Where did Tianwei Yue go to school?
- Tianwei Yue studied at Y Combinator (W24); Carnegie Mellon University (Master's degree, Computer Science (MCDS); Xi'an Jiaotong University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Special Class for Gifted Young & Mathematics (Honors Science Program)).
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