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Tom Ray

Founder

Founder at Mindstate Design Labs

Norman, Oklahoma, United States

FoundedMindstate Design Labs · YC

About

Tom Ray holds degrees in biology and chemistry from Florida State University and a PhD in biology from Harvard with a focus on tropical plant ecology. He held faculty positions in biology and computer science at the University of Delaware (1981–1998) and has been a professor of biology and computer science at the University of Oklahoma since 1998, with prior affiliations as external faculty at the Santa Fe Institute and visiting researcher at ATR's Human Information Processing Research Labs in Japan.

Founder at Mindstate Design LabsYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Tom went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Mindstate Design Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tom can intro founders to Mindstate Design Labs's investors below.

Mindstate Design Labs's investors · 4

ImmeasurableLos Angeles · $25K – $100K checks · since 2024MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checks · since 2024PsyMed VenturesBerkeley · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Mindstate Design Labs

DDDillan DiNardo
Dillan DiNardoFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. Mindstate Design LabsCo-Foundercurrent2021 — present
  2. University of OklahomaProfessor of Biology & Computer Science1998 — 2021
  3. Santa Fe InstituteExternal Faculty member1993 — 2003Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
  4. Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute InternationalInvited Researcher1993 — 1998Kyoto, Japan
  5. University of DelawareAssistant & Associate Professor1981 — 1998Newark, Delaware, United States
  6. Inter-American Development BankConsultant1993San Jose, Costa Rica
  7. University of Michigan - Ann ArborFellow - Society of Fellows1981 — 1982Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
  8. Organization for Tropical StudiesStation Manager1978 — 1979Finca La Selva, Sarapiquí, Costa Rica

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Ray?
Tom Ray holds degrees in biology and chemistry from Florida State University and a PhD in biology from Harvard with a focus on tropical plant ecology. He held faculty positions in biology and computer science at the University of Delaware (1981–1998) and has been a professor of biology and computer science at the University of Oklahoma since 1998, with prior affiliations as external faculty at the Santa Fe Institute and visiting researcher at ATR's Human Information Processing Research Labs in Japan.
Where does Tom Ray work?
Tom Ray is Founder of Mindstate Design Labs.
What companies did Tom Ray found?
Tom Ray founded Mindstate Design Labs.
Where did Tom Ray go to school?
Tom Ray studied at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biology); Florida State University (Bachelor's degree, Biology and Chemistry).

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