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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Veniamin Veselovsky@VminVskyFounder · PreseenS25B2B · San Francisco
- Geoffrey Negiar@geoffnegiarFounder/CEO · The Forecasting CompanyS24B2B · Paris
- Joachim FainbergFounder/CTO · The Forecasting CompanyS24B2B · Paris
- Alex LevyFounder · AtmoW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Johan Mathe@johmatheFounder · AtmoW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Jess StilesFounder · GaiascopeS19B2B · Boston
- Lauren KuntzFounder · GaiascopeS19B2B · Boston
- Alex LevyFounder · Numerion LabsW15Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Veniamin VeselovskyPreseenFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/VminVskyGeoffrey NegiarThe Forecasting CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BParis, France7https://x.com/geoffnegiarJoachim FainbergThe Forecasting CompanyFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BParis, France7—Alex LevyAtmo2× YCFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States10—Johan MatheAtmoFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/johmatheJess StilesGaiascopeFounderSummer 2019B2BBoston, United States9—Lauren KuntzGaiascopeFounderSummer 2019B2BBoston, United States9—Alex LevyNumerion Labs2× YCFounderWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States67—
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Geoffrey Negiar
Founder/CEO·The Forecasting Company
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size7
BatchSummer 2024
LocationParis, France
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CEO at The Forecasting Company, helping enterprise customers improve their operational decision making. PhD grad from UC Berkeley's BAIR. I spent time with Amazon Forecasting Science in SCOT, Google Brain, and Bloomberg LP where I worked on forecasting, optimization and deep learning research.
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
The Forecasting Company
Foundation models for time series
Co-foundersJoachim Fainberg
