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307 people in our graph share verified history with Tom — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Nitya HindujaunlockedTom: together at Columbia University (2019–2020)
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About
Tom Achache is co-founder and CTO of Unisson. He previously led perception work at Chef Robotics, where he built vision-language agents for robotic systems deployed in production environments, and earlier led perception at Ambient.ai.
Founder/CTO at UnissonYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Tom went through Y Combinator (Winter 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 Unisson's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Tom can intro founders to Unisson's investors below.
Unisson's investors · 1
Co-founders at Unisson
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Varun MathurFounder/CEO
Experience
- Unisson (YC W26)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Chef RoboticsPerception Engineer2023 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- Ambient.aiApplied Research Scientist - Machine Perception2021 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryMachine Learning Research Intern2020Menlo Park, California, United States
- Université de TokyoAI/Neuroscience Research Intern2019Tokyo, Japon
- Pzartech Ltd.Software Engineer Intern2018Tel Aviv - Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Gendarmerie NationaleOfficer Cadet2016 — 2017France
- AP-SwissIntern2016Geneva, Switzerland
Skills & more
Machine LearningComputer VisionData AnalysisMicrosoft Office3Python2Java1Anglais2C++LaTeXCImage processingCaml
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tom Achache?
- Tom Achache is co-founder and CTO of Unisson. He previously led perception work at Chef Robotics, where he built vision-language agents for robotic systems deployed in production environments, and earlier led perception at Ambient.ai.
- Where does Tom Achache work?
- Tom Achache is Founder/CTO of Unisson.
- What companies did Tom Achache found?
- Tom Achache founded Unisson.
- Where did Tom Achache go to school?
- Tom Achache studied at Y Combinator; Columbia University (Master's degree, Computer Science); École Polytechnique (Master of Science - MS (Cycle Ingénieur Polytechnicien), Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Columbia University mafia454
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Ben HorowitzBAFounded OpswareChris DixonMaster of Arts - MAFounded Founder CollectiveKai-Fu LeeA.B.Founded 01Kevin M. SlawinB.A.Founded Phoenix SENOLYTIX +4Paul GrossingerMaster of Science; M.SFounded Gaingels +3Trevor PriceMasters of Science CandidateFounded Town Hall Ventures +2
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École Polytechnique mafia136
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arthur MenschMaster of ScienceFounded Mistral AIGuillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIThomas WolfFounded Hugging FaceRodolphe ArdantPhysicsFounded SpendeskMatt RouifB.SFounded Photoroom +3Anne OsdoitMaster of Science (MS)Founded Moon Surgical +2
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Université Paris Nanterre mafia12
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Lycée Saint Louis mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shams RadjabalyUndergraduate pre-business administration intensive programFounded MonecoHamza BennisFounded Presti AIPaulien JeunesseMp*Founded HuscarlBastien Deliege-CosteFounded CertoHaïkel BaltiPost-secondary preparatory class for high scientific schoolFounded FaircraftAlex CombessieClasse PréparatoireFounded Giskard
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Same school
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended École Polytechnique280
Arthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AIGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIThomas WolfCo-founder & Chief Science Officer of Hugging FaceRodolphe ArdantFounder & President of SpendeskCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichal NatoraSenior Investment Director - Industrial IT & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Also attended Lycée Saint Louis32
Sofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniNicolas El BazeSenior Advisor at Partech VenturesJuliette Raoul-FortésaInvestment Manager at CapagroWassim NejjarAnalyst at SET VenturesHugo TranzerAssociate at AdelieGuillaume GrasInvestment Director at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
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Shared employers
Also worked at Unisson (YC W26)1
Also worked at Chef Robotics7
Mohan KumarInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesGeorge ThangaduraiOperating Partner at Avataar Venture PartnersCarl ShowalterFund Advisor at TSVCMike RubinoHead of Talent at AI FundRajat BhageriaPartner at Afore CapitalCarl VauseExecutive Officer, Director at Hyalex
+ 1 more
Also worked at Ambient.ai5
Also worked at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory24
Loubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesKevin WeilOperator in Residence at Scribble VenturesYubo ZhouVenture Partner, China at Lair East LabsSila KiliccoteBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy VenturesMark HartneyPrincipal at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
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