Ken Van Haren and Chris Stanley were data scientists at Google and Square, respectively, who found themselves frustrated by how much time they were spending wrangling infrastructure versus doing actual data science. In surveying their colleagues, they found that it was a common problem. According to one poll, data scientists spend over half their time cleaning and organizing data and the majority of the rest collecting datasets.
Aiming to streamline the grunt work, Van Haren and Stanley launched Patterns, a platform that abstracts away AI model engineering. Backed by Y Combinator and angel investor Lenny Rachitsky, Patterns recently closed a $2.5 million pre-seed round.
“Patterns is the platform for any exec looking to prepare for the new world of AI, stay ahead...
