Where does Valentin Sulzer work?

Valentin Sulzer is Founder of Ionworks.

What companies did Valentin Sulzer found?

Valentin Sulzer founded Ionworks.

Where did Valentin Sulzer go to school?

Valentin Sulzer studied at Y Combinator; University of Oxford (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrially Focussed Mathematical Modelling); University of Oxford (Master’s Degree, Mathematics).

Valentin Sulzer

Founder

Founder at Ionworks

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

FoundedIonworks · YC

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About

Valentin Sulzer holds a PhD in mathematics from Oxford and completed four years of engineering research at the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon. He developed PyBaMM, an open-source battery simulation software, and is now building Ionworks to make such tools more widely available to battery engineers.

Founder at Ionworks YC S24

Intro paths

Valentin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Ionworks's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Valentin can intro founders to Ionworks's investors below.

Ionworks's investors · 3

Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checks Lobster CapitalSan Francisco Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Ionworks

Rob TimmsFounder

Weilong Ai

Sam Cooper

Ferran Brosa Planella

Robert TimmsFounder

Experience

IonworksCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
PyBaMMFoundercurrent2018 — present
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPostdoctoral Research Associate2021 — 2023Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
University of MichiganPostdoctoral Research Fellow2019 — 2021Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of OxfordDPhil Candidate2015 — 2019Oxford, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Research6Applied Mathematics2Data Analysis2Mathematical Modeling5Software Development1Mathematics3ModelingNumerical AnalysisMatlab1Python1LaTeXPublic Speaking

Languages English · French · Italian · Spanish

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Who is Valentin Sulzer?: Valentin Sulzer holds a PhD in mathematics from Oxford and completed four years of engineering research at the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon. He developed PyBaMM, an open-source battery simulation software, and is now building Ionworks to make such tools more widely available to battery engineers.
Where does Valentin Sulzer work?: Valentin Sulzer is Founder of Ionworks.
What companies did Valentin Sulzer found?: Valentin Sulzer founded Ionworks.
Where did Valentin Sulzer go to school?: Valentin Sulzer studied at Y Combinator; University of Oxford (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrially Focussed Mathematical Modelling); University of Oxford (Master’s Degree, Mathematics).

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About

Founder at IonworksYC S24

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Ionworks's investors · 3

Co-founders at Ionworks

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Founder at Ionworks YC S24