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Silurian

Silurian

Summer 2024

Foundation models to simulate Earth, starting with weather.

Artificial IntelligenceClimateInsuranceAgricultureEnergy

About Company

Silurian is building foundation models for simulating Earth, starting with weather. From assessing the risk of wildfires to predicting the energy grid load, we provide an infrastructure layer for our planet. Our frontier models push the boundaries of what can be simulated on Earth and improve decision making across vital sectors including energy, insurance, agriculture, and logistics.

Active Founders

Jayesh K. Gupta

Jayesh K. Gupta

Founder

Jayesh is Co-founder and CEO of Silurian AI. Previously he was the Head of AI at Poly Corporation. He led the development of the first foundation model for weather & climate as researcher at Microsoft and was the co-author of Aurora. Jayesh holds a Ph.D. in CS from Stanford.

Cristian Bodnar

Cristian Bodnar

Founder

Chief Scientist of Silurian. I was previously a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research where I co-lead the development of the Aurora foundation model. During my PhD at Cambridge, I've also spent time in top AI industry labs like Google Brain, Google X and Twitter Cortex.

Nikhil Shankar

Nikhil Shankar

Founder

Nikhil is a co-founder and chief engineer at Silurian AI. Previously he was a software engineer at AWS SageMaker and prior to that he dropped out of his PhD in applied mathematics where he was working on problems in fluid dynamics.

Company Facts

LocationKirkland, WA, USA
Team Size6
Founded2024
StatusActive