About
Tom Gellatly studied computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan and has worked as a software engineer and engineering manager in mobility and mapping. He was an early employee at Sidecar, a ride-sharing platform acquired by General Motors, and subsequently led engineering teams focused on mapping and data labeling at Cruise Automation.
Founder at CentaurYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Tom went through Y Combinator (Winter 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 Centaur's investors below.
Centaur's investors · 8
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2024Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024SBXiCambridge · $10K – $1M checksSignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2024Susa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Centaur
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Erik DuhaimeFounder
ZR
Zach RausnitzFounder
Experience
- Centaur.AICo-founder and VP Engineeringcurrent2018 — present
- Y CombinatorW19 Alumni2019
- Cruise AutomationEngineering Manager: Mapping + Data Labeling2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Cruise AutomationSoftware Engineer2016San Francisco Bay Area
- General MotorsEngineering Group Manager2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Sidecar TechnologiesDirector of Mobile Engineering2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Sidecar TechnologiesFirst Employee2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
swift2React.js1docker1PostgreSQLPython (Programming Language)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Git10Android7Node.js3HTML2JavaScript17OS X1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tom Gellatly?
- Tom Gellatly studied computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan and has worked as a software engineer and engineering manager in mobility and mapping. He was an early employee at Sidecar, a ride-sharing platform acquired by General Motors, and subsequently led engineering teams focused on mapping and data labeling at Cruise Automation.
- Where does Tom Gellatly work?
- Tom Gellatly is Founder of Centaur.
- What companies did Tom Gellatly found?
- Tom Gellatly founded Centaur.
- Where did Tom Gellatly go to school?
- Tom Gellatly studied at University of Michigan (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science Engineering); East Chapel Hill High School; University of Michigan (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science).
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