About
Tomas Nepala is Co-Founder and COO of Freya, a voice AI startup serving financial services. He studied at Wharton and previously worked at Gallagher, a major insurance broker, before launching his second startup.
Founder at FreyaYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Tomas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Freya's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Tomas can intro founders to Freya's investors below.
Freya's investors · 3
Co-founders at Freya
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Tunga BayrakFounder
Experience
- RENOMIAAI Strategy Coordinatorcurrent2026 — present
- MotionSharkCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- Freya (YC S25)Co-Founder2025 — 2026
- GallagherM&A Team Analyst2023London, England, United Kingdom
- RockawayXBlockchain Fund Intern2022Hlavní město Praha, Česko
- RSJ InvestmentsResearch & Investment Analyst2021Hlavní město Praha, Česko
Skills & more
FinanceAIGolfStrategyProblem SolvingCommunication
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tomas Nepala?
- Tomas Nepala is Co-Founder and COO of Freya, a voice AI startup serving financial services. He studied at Wharton and previously worked at Gallagher, a major insurance broker, before launching his second startup.
- Where does Tomas Nepala work?
- Tomas Nepala is Founder of Freya.
- What companies did Tomas Nepala found?
- Tomas Nepala founded Freya.
- Where did Tomas Nepala go to school?
- Tomas Nepala studied at The Wharton School (BS, Finance & Artificial Intelligence Concentrations); Y Combinator (S25); University of Pennsylvania.
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