Phil Cowans
Founder at Pi Labs
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolPhil Cowans is a founder and seasoned technology leader with 13 years of experience building data-driven, cloud-native products and scaling engineering teams from startup to mature operations. Trained as a PhD in machine learning from Cambridge, he blends deep research-led thinking with practical delivery, having held CTO and chief architect roles at fast-growth startups like Songkick, Nested, and TWYN. He now advises and invests in early-stage data infrastructure and AI companies, serves as a Technology Venture Partner at Pi Labs, and is building a stealth startup focused on predictive infrastructure management. Known for establishing engineering, data science and product functions from scratch, he combines hands-on coding experience (Elixir, Python, JavaScript) with executive-level strategy and technical due diligence. Based in Cambridge, he prefers direct, non-salesy outreach and often mentors founders on turning complex technical problems into measurable business impact.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Computer Science / Machine Learning, PhD Computer Science / Machine Learning at University of Cambridge
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Github Skills (17)
mastodon-api8
utility7
elixir-programming-language7
credentials5
phoenix-framework5
mastodon5
smtp5
elixir5
hex5
imap4
authorization3
capistrano1
rails1
parser1
ruby1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
philcowans/deep_belief_nets
Aug 2012 - Jan 2014
Contributions:35 commits in 1 year 4 months
philcowans/fcli
Nov 2023 - May 2024
A command line Mastodon / Fediverse client
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch, 3 comments in 5 months
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