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Andy Palmer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 June 1966 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Bowdoin College (1988), Tuck School of Business (1994) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist |
Andy Palmer
Andrew “Andy” Palmer (born June 17, 1966) is an American entrepreneur and
.Early Life & Education
Andy Palmer was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended Bowdoin College where he majored in English and History, and minored in Computer Science. While at Bowdoin, Palmer completed an independent study on artificial intelligence with Marvin Minsky. He earned his MBA from the Tuck School of Business in 1994. In 2015, the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory named Palmer as a Research Affiliate focusing on database systems.[5]
Career
In 1994, he started working as Director of Marketing at
In 2012, Palmer founded Koa Labs, a seed fund based in Harvard Square. Koa Labs ran a startup space in Harvard Square for entrepreneurs and startups. Koa’s first fund included investments in
.In 2013, Palmer founded Tamr with Mike Stonebraker and currently serves as CEO. Tamr provides data mastering and unification through machine learning. Tamr was designed to improve data quality by reducing the time and effort required to connect, enrich, and master data sources. Tamr combines machine learning and advanced algorithms with collective human insight to identify data sources, understand relationships and curate siloed data at scale.
References
- ^ Cook, Doug. "Andy Palmer '88 Wins 'Angel of the Year' (Boston Globe)". Bowdoin Daily Sun. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Kirsner, Scott. "New startup space Koa Labs is up and running in Harvard Square". boston.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Alspach, Kyle (2012-05-11). "Young entrepreneur crowdfunding site Upstart expands to Boston area universities". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ Comstock, Jonah (2014-10-09). "PillPack raises $8.75M more for online pharmacy service". Mobihealthnews. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ "Six steps to start-up success from serial entrepreneur Mike Stonebraker" MIT.edu, February 18, 2013, https://www.csail.mit.edu/news/six-steps-start-success-serial-entrepreneur-mike-stonebraker
Category:21st-century American businesspeople
Category:1966 births
Category:Living people