Wulfie Bain

Co-Founder

United Kingdom7 yrs 11 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Co-founded a successful VC-backed startup.
Ranked top of the class in MSc Computer Science.
Delivered guest lectures at the University of Oxford.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Applied AI and Entrepreneurship.

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Skills

Core Skills

Applied AiTechnical LeadershipTechnical ExpertisePublic SpeakingEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentIdea ValidationStrategy ConsultingAnalytical SkillsInvestment AnalysisLeadershipTeam Management

Other Skills

TeamworkInterpersonal SkillsStrategyProblem Solving

About

Applied AI Lead for startups across EMEA & APAC at OpenAI - I (mostly) handle the technical part. Formerly co-founded Lounge (a VC backed consumer-social startup that raised >$4million, and had more than half a million users across 5 continents), worked in strategy consulting at BCG (Boston Consulting Group) & as an investment analyst at SSL (ultra-high-net-worth fund). Given guest lectures at the University of Oxford across multiple years, about models of rationality & uncertainty in entrepreneurship. Won examination & thesis prizes studying MSc Computer Science at Imperial College, ranking top of year overall; published academic paper on Graph Neural Networks (AI) utilising thesis work; won Economics prizes at Oxford whilst studying BSc Economics & Management, ranking second place in year overall. Voracious reader. Sports, travel & nature lover.

Experience

7 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Openai

2 roles

Applied AI International Lead, Startups

Promoted

Oct 2025 – Present · 7 mos

International Lead on the Applied AI side of the Startups team, across EMEA & APAC. Working with the top AI startups on technical things

Applied AITechnical Leadership

Applied AI, Startups

Apr 2025 – Sep 2025 · 5 mos

Working with the top AI startups - I (mostly) handle the technical part

Applied AITechnical Expertise

University of oxford

Guest Lecturer

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

On models of rationality & uncertainty in entrepreneurship

Public SpeakingEntrepreneurship

Lounge

Founder

Dec 2021 – Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Built a product used by half a million people across 5 continents; raised >$4m from top VCs; left to focus on other things whilst team continued; the rollercoaster of a lifetime but wouldn't change a thing

EntrepreneurshipProduct Development

Entrepreneur first

Entrepreneur in Residence

Jan 2021 – Nov 2021 · 10 mos

World’s leading talent investor. Rapidly investigated, but ultimately invalidated, multiple ideas. Learnt a lot, met awesome people, but left the cohort without a business or cofounder to figure out what next

EntrepreneurshipIdea Validation