David Strömbäck

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DISC Type : C

Co-Founder at Crimson

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

David Strömbäck is the Co-Founder and CTO of Crimson, a Y Combinator-backed AI platform designed for litigators. With a decade of experience as an AI engineer, he leads the companys technology, infrastructure, and security. He holds a Masters degree in AI from The University of Edinburgh.

Davids academic work suggests a strong interest in applying AI to novel domains. His publications explore multimodal deep learning for fitness tracking, and a university project on generative audio was shortlisted for an IBM prize, indicating a passion for creative and complex AI challenges.

He holds a patent for a method of detecting and counting physical actions with an electronic device.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Objective Thinker

ROI Driven

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.

Topics They Care About

AI for Legal Tech
As the Co-Founder and CTO of Crimson, he is building a platform to automate manual workflows and save time for litigation lawyers.
Early-Stage Startups
He is currently building his company through the Y Combinator accelerator and is actively hiring foundational engineers to shape the product and business.
AI Systems Infrastructure
In his role as CTO, he is directly responsible for building the AI, infrastructure, and security for the Crimson platform from the ground up.

Media Appearances

David has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Co-Founder at Crimson
5-2024 - 1-2025
Head of AI at Flutter International
11-2022 - 5-2024
AI Consultant at Self-employed
4-2022 - 11-2022
Senior Data Science Manager at PokerStars
7-2021 - 4-2022
Data Science Manager at PokerStars

Education

4-2025 - 7-2025
X25 from Y Combinator
Master's degree from The University of Edinburgh

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Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with David is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from David

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can David take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And David

Personality Compatibility


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