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YC X PARIS

Monday, July 7 at 5pm
Paris, France

About

YC X PARIS

Y Combinator is coming to Paris this summer! Ahead of the RAISE Summit, you'll hear stories and practical advice from founders and YC partners.

We'll be joined by two incredible YC founders

And two YC General Partners will share their learnings from working with hundreds of companies

Huge thanks to the Unaite team for co-organizing!

If you're a student or recent grad and have been thinking about starting a startup one day, or are in the very earliest stages of building one, we hope to meet you there!

Apply to attend by answering the questions below. We'll notify people on a rolling basis.

Speakers

Panel

Paul Copplestone

Paul Copplestone

Founder of Supabase

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Solomon Hykes

Solomon Hykes

Founder of Docker and Dagger

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Tom Blomfield

Tom Blomfield

General Partner at Y Combinator, Founder of GoCardless and Monzo

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Nicolas Dessaigne

Nicolas Dessaigne

General Partner at Y Combinator, Founder of Algolia

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Basics

Your name*
Max Arnold (edit)
Your email
maximilian.arnold@code.berlin (edit)
Age*
Gender*
City where you currently live*
Berlin, Berlin, DE

Background

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May 2024 - Sep 2024
Stanford University
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Semester Abroad CS
Jan 2021 - Present
CODE University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Software Engineering
Sep 2024 - Present
Porsche AG - AI & Data Science

Capstone project scaled to 700+ internal users. Built an AI MCPprocurement assistant cutting costs and improving transparency. Received full-time offer.

Mar 2024 - Aug 2024
Intel Corporation - Intel AI and Cloud Challenge

Winner of global hackathon. Built RAG system mapping enterpriseworkforce for internal hiring. Presented to Intel IT CTO inSanta Clara.

Aug 2022 - Dec 2023
sterna.studio - Co-Founder/ CTO

Built vertical SaaS platform for wind turbine construction; €150k LOI from Nordex SE. Led 7 engineers in backend, cloud, and cybersecurity.

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
Samsung Germany - Solve for Tomorrow Finalist (Paid)

Trained AI model for hydrogen optimization. Finalist, presented to Samsung Germany exec board. IP later transferred to ENBW.

Sep 2022 - Mar 2023
MotionLab - IoT Talent Program Scholar

Built rapid prototypes using CNC, soldering, and 3D printing. Supported by Germany's Ministry of Economy & Berlin's Deep Tech Hub.

Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
//Slash - hosted at CODE - Head of Tech

Hosting a 350+ Participant Hackathon, €15k fundraising with German SME, SMP companies.

Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile USA - XR-Challenge Winner (€50k)

Built AR-based market research platform installed in flagship stores. Prize used to fund first year of university.

Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
immmr GmbH - Software Engineering Intern

My entry into tech during high-school. Designed UX flows and built automated Java tests for a WhatsApp competitor telco.

Personal

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Accomplishments

Please tell us about a time you most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage.*
Please tell us in one or two sentences about the most impressive thing that you have built or achieved.*
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About

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