Ben Penchas
Partner at Dark Forest Technologies
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolBen Penchas is a partner at Dark Forest Technologies with 11 years of experience building and leading AI-driven ventures from research to product. He co-founded and led Sherlock AI (YC S19) and previously drove ML engineering and team leadership at Landing AI after completing dual degrees in Computer Science at Stanford. His background blends deep research—work on tensor networks for model compression at X, the moonshot factory—with hands-on startup execution and venture experience as a former Managing Partner at Dorm Room Fund. Comfortable both in the lab and the boardroom, he has shipped open-source neural network layers and translated advanced compression techniques into practical tooling. Based in New York, he combines academic rigor with entrepreneurial grit and a pattern of moving novel ML research toward real-world impact. An intriguing through-line is his recurring role at the intersection of research, product, and early-stage company building.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Y CombinatorThe Awty International SchoolMaster's Degree Computer Science, Master's Degree Computer Science at Stanford University
English, Hebrew, Spanish
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Github Skills (7)
manipulation9
automatic-differentiation8
python8
machine-learning7
deep-learning7
tensorflow6
tensor3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
bpenchas/cnect
Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
bpenchas/barber-app
Jun 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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