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Tom Alcorn

Founder

Founder at Tensil

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedTensil · YC

About

Tom Alcorn is a self-taught hardware developer with machine learning expertise who founded Tensil.

Founder at TensilYC S19

Intro paths

YC

Tom went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Tom can intro founders to Tensil's investors below.

Tensil's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Experience

  1. DatabricksEngineering Managercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. DatabricksStaff Software Engineer2025San Francisco, California, United States
  3. DatabricksSenior Software Engineer2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. TensilFounder2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Bradfield School of Computer ScienceInstructor2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. JoinSoftware Engineer2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Flux.ioSoftware Engineer2015 — 2017San Francisco
  8. AdHarmonicsData Scientist2014 — 2015Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  9. Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2013Palo Alto, California
  10. University of CambridgeVisiting Scholar2013Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  11. MITUndergraduate Researcher2011 — 2012Cambridge, Massachusetts
  12. MITTeaching Assistant2011Cambridge, Massachusetts

Skills & more

Python8Matlab3LaTeX4Mathematica6Java5Labview2R2SchemeAlgorithms3Machine Learning3Mathematical Modeling1Computer Science2
+2 moreArtificial IntelligenceSignal Processing

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Alcorn?
Tom Alcorn is a self-taught hardware developer with machine learning expertise who founded Tensil.
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Tom Alcorn is Founder of Tensil.
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Tom Alcorn founded Tensil.
Where did Tom Alcorn go to school?
Tom Alcorn studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Mathematics with Computer Science and a Minor in Physics); Brisbane Grammar School (Queensland Certificate of Education).

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