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Zak Stone

InvestorFounder

Advisor at Katalyst Ventures · Advisor at Katalyst.Ventures · Founder at Memamp

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMemamp · YC

About

Advisor since 2016 and a visual AI expert; founded Google's Cloud TPU (TensorFlow) business and the visual AI startup Perceptio, acquired by Apple in 2015.

Founder at MemampYC S05

Intro paths

YC

Zak went through Y Combinator (Summer 2005) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Zak can intro founders to Memamp's investors below.

Memamp's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2005

Experience

  1. GoogleFounder of the Cloud TPU business and the TPU Research Cloud programcurrent2016 — present
  2. GoogleProduct Manager for TensorFlow and Cloud TPUs on the Google Brain Team2016 — 2018Mountain View, CA
  3. AppleIndividual Contributor and Machine Learning Strategist2014 — 2016Cupertino, CA
  4. PerceptioFounder2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Machine Learning28Python16Algorithms9Social Networking5Computer Vision20C1Computer Science5Programming1Artificial Intelligence3Software Engineering2Image ProcessingDistributed Systems1
+9 moreNatural Language ProcessingCSSData MiningRubyObjective-CJavaC++Ruby on RailsGit

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Colleagues at Katalyst Ventures

Allen Chan
Fund Finance at Katalyst Ventures
Andrei Zmievski
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Bill Campbell
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Dick Barker
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Dr. Andrew Shin
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Jeannine Sargent
Advisor at Colle Capital Partners
Luc Suryo
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Susan Choe
Founder + General Partner at Katalyst Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Zak Stone?
Advisor since 2016 and a visual AI expert; founded Google's Cloud TPU (TensorFlow) business and the visual AI startup Perceptio, acquired by Apple in 2015.
Where does Zak Stone work?
Zak Stone is Founder of Memamp and Advisor at Katalyst Ventures.
What companies did Zak Stone found?
Zak Stone founded Memamp.
Where did Zak Stone go to school?
Zak Stone studied at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Vision); Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree, Physics and Mathematics); Punahou School.

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