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- Aldo Lipani@aldolipaniFounder · Eloquent AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- Tugce Bulut@TugceBulutFounder/CEO · Eloquent AIX25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aldo LipaniEloquent AIFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/aldolipaniTugce BulutEloquent AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/TugceBulut
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Aldo Lipani
Founder·Eloquent AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSpring 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Aldo is the Co-founder at Eloquent AI, and a Professor of Machine Learning at UCL. His research focuses on LLMs, simulation-based evaluation, and cost-effective training methods like instruction modeling. He holds a PhD from TU Wien and has worked with NIST, Microsoft Research, NII Tokyo, and Nvidia. Aldo has also advised startups and enterprises on building reliable, real-world AI systems.
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
Eloquent AI
The AI Operator for Financial Services
Co-foundersTugce Bulut@TugceBulut
