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- Andrei KlochkoFounder/CEO · AirthiumS17Industrials · Paris
- Franck LahayeFounder · AirthiumS17Industrials · Paris
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Andrei KlochkoAirthiumFounder/CEOSummer 2017IndustrialsParis, France18—Franck LahayeAirthiumFounderSummer 2017IndustrialsParis, France18—Showing 1–2 of 2 founders
Andrei Klochko
Founder/CEO·Airthium
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size18
BatchSummer 2017
LocationParis, France
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
PhD in Plasma Physics from École Polytechnique (Paris, France), then started Airthium as CEO and CTO in 2015 before going through YC in 2017. This is still my current position.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Decarbonized heat and power cheaper than fossil fuels
Co-foundersFranck Lahaye