About
Will Walmsley is Director of Machine Learning at Ro, where he works on ML-powered healthcare products. He co-founded Probably Studio, a machine learning consulting and computer vision practice, and previously co-founded Whirlscape, which developed mobile and wearable text, emoji, and GIF prediction products including Minuum and Dango.
Founder/CEO at WhirlscapeYC W14
Intro paths
YC
Will went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Will can intro founders to Whirlscape's investors below.
Whirlscape's investors · 3
Co-founders at Whirlscape
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Severin SmithFounder
Experience
- RoDirector, Machine Learningcurrent2021 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Probably StudioPartnercurrent2019 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Whirlscape Inc.Co-founder/CEO2012 — 2019Toronto, Canada Area
- University of TorontoTeaching Assistant2010 — 2012Toronto, Canada Area
- The Hospital for Sick ChildrenResearcher2010
- Riva Modeling SystemsSoftware Developer2009
- Queen's UniversityTeaching Assistant2008 — 2009
- Fraunhofer IMLEngineering Intern2008Dortmund Area, Germany
Skills & more
Python15Java8Objective-CSwiftAmazon Web Services (AWS)ElasticSearchAdobe Creative SuiteEntrepreneurship7Business Development4Marketing Strategy3Product Development3Product Management2
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Human Computer InteractionResearchComputer VisionMachine LearningDeep LearningGraphic DesignFilm EditingFrom Will's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Will Walmsley?
- Will Walmsley is Director of Machine Learning at Ro, where he works on ML-powered healthcare products. He co-founded Probably Studio, a machine learning consulting and computer vision practice, and previously co-founded Whirlscape, which developed mobile and wearable text, emoji, and GIF prediction products including Minuum and Dango.
- Where does Will Walmsley work?
- Will Walmsley is Founder/CEO of Whirlscape.
- What companies did Will Walmsley found?
- Will Walmsley founded Whirlscape.
- Where did Will Walmsley go to school?
- Will Walmsley studied at Y Combinator; University of Toronto (MASc, Engineering Psychology); Queen's University (BSc Eng, Engineering Physics).
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