Eric Daoud is a founder and CTO with 11 years of experience bringing machine learning from research to production in startups and deep-tech environments. After building ManoMano’s recommendation engine as a data scientist, he completed a PhD in machine learning focused on optimizing cancer care pathways and transitioned to founding Guided Energy to make electric vehicle fleets profitable. He combines hands-on ML and full-stack product delivery with academic rigor, mentoring data scientists and advising startups through Entrepreneur First. Based in Paris, he’s leading a Sequoia-backed team scaling a commercial platform at the intersection of renewables, fleets, and AI. Colleagues describe him as mission-driven—prioritizing high-impact problems over job titles—and unusually comfortable moving between research, production engineering, and company-building.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Software Engineering at ECAM LaSalle
Contributions:54 commits, 9 PRs, 62 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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