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Tunga Bayrak

Observer · DISC type ci
Co-Founder at Freya (YC S25)
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Tunga Bayrak is the Co-Founder and CTO of Freya (YC S25), an AI company developing human-like voice agents for enterprises. A recent Forbes 30 Under 30 Türkiye honoree, he is an AI engineer with a background in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

He has a strong interest in quantum computing, having served as Co-President of the Penn Quantum Computing Club where he taught courses and organized conferences. Tunga is also passionate about mentoring young talent, guiding students in presenting advanced research at international conferences.

Unique fact: Tunga was a gold medalist with a perfect score in the Urfordu International Math Olympiad.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Tunga shows up

Value Driven
Curious
Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Priorities

Topics Tunga cares about

Conversational AI
As the co-founder of Freya, he is building "human-like call agents, " focusing on creating natural-sounding voice AI for complex customer interactions.
Quantum Computing
Co-led the Penn Quantum Computing Club, taught quantum mechanics courses, and continues to mentor young researchers in Quantum Artificial Intelligence.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Co-Founder
Freya (YC S25)
1-2025
Machine Learning Instructor
freeCodeCamp
5-2024 - 5-2025
Co-Founder
MotionShark
12-2022 - 5-2024
Co-President
Penn Quantum Computing Club
1-2022 - 5-2024
Investment Analyst
FranklinDAO
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Computer Science
University of Pennsylvania
Minor in Statistics
The Wharton School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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