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Daniel Kobran

Cofounder & COO at Autonomous Technologies Group

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Overview

Daniel Kobran is a cofounder and COO at Autonomous Technologies Group[1], an entrepreneur and investor with a background in cloudscale AI infrastructure[2]. Kobran previously cofounded Paperspace, one of the first GPU clouds, which participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2015 cohort[10] and was acquired by DigitalOcean in 2023[2]. Following the acquisition, Kobran served as Senior Director and later GM of Paperspace at DigitalOcean[7][8] before transitioning to the current role at Autonomous Technologies Group in March 2025[3]. Kobran has invested in multiple AI and computing startups including Runway ML[6], Etched[4], Nomic AI[5], and Anthropic[2]. Kobran completed graduate work at the University of Michigan[2].

Profile introduction
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I’m an entrepreneur and investor with a background in cloudscale AI infrastructure. Currently, I’m building at the intersection of frontier reasoning systems and financial markets with ATG (Autonomous Technologies Group). Previously, I co-founded Paperspace, one of the first GPU clouds, which was part of Y Combinator and acquired by DigitalOcean in 2023. I’ve also invested in startups like Runway ML, Etched, and Anthropic, and love backing teams building the next generation of AI and computing systems. I completed my graduate work at the University of Michigan.

Career history

  1. Cofounder & COOMar 2025 to presentAutonomous Technologies Group
  2. InvestorNov 2023 to presentEtched
  3. InvestorApr 2023 to presentNomic AI
  4. InvestorDec 2018 to presentRunway
  5. GM, PaperspaceFeb 2024 to Sep 2024DigitalOcean
  6. Senior Director, PaperspaceJul 2023 to Mar 2024DigitalOcean
  7. Co-founderJan 2015 to Jul 2023Paperspace
  8. YC W15Dec 2014 to Mar 2015Y Combinator
  9. InvestorNomic

Education

  1. Y Combinator2015 - 2015
  2. Masters2011 - 2014University of Michigan

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