Peter Sarlin is the Founder and Chairman of Foundation PS and PostScriptum, the cradle of NestAI, Qutwo and Silo AI. He is also Professor of Practice at Aalto University, specializing in machine learning and AI, and served as Co-Founder & CEO of Silo AI, acquired by AMD in Europe’s largest AI acquisition in 2024.
Peter Sarlin is the Founder and Chairman of Foundation PS and PostScriptum, the cradle of NestAI, Qutwo and Silo AI. He is also Professor of Practice at Aalto University, specializing in machine learning and AI, and served as Co-Founder & CEO of Silo AI, acquired by AMD in Europe’s largest AI acquisition in 2024.
PostScriptum is Peter’s founder’s office, focused on building and investing in AI-first companies for the long term. Foundation PS supports AI research excellence in Finland and Europe through endowed professorships, including 13 professorships at the ELLIS Institute Finland. NestAI builds physical AI for Europe’s security, and Qutwo is a next-gen AI lab for the quantum era.
With a PhD in machine learning, he has a rich academic background that spans roles as a tenured professor, visiting professor and research associate at institutions like the Imperial College London, London School of Economics, University of Technology Sydney, and Goethe University Frankfurt. Peter’s expertise is further recognized by his former roles as Vice Chair of the IEEE Computational Finance and Economics Technical Committee and the IEEE Analytics and Risk Technical Committee. His professional journey also includes tenures at the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, among others.
PostScriptum, the founder’s office of AI entrepreneur and researcher Peter Sarlin, is on a mission to build generational AI companies out of Europe. After launching PostScriptum in 2013 alongside his research group, the company spun out a core team and an AI platform to create Silo AI in 2017. In 2024, Silo AI was sold in Europe’s then largest AI acquisition to AMD.
Europe has real advantages in compute, data, and talent. But it struggles to translate that into market-leading, scalable businesses that can leap-frog the current concentrated tech model. Closing that gap requires bolder, more ambitious technology platforms – built at scale and sensitive to market opportunities that incumbents struggle to serve. This is what PostScriptum is built to drive.
Foundation PostScriptum (PS) is a non-profit initiative dedicated to strengthening Finland’s and Europe’s AI research ecosystem and competitiveness. By funding professorships and supporting world-class research, the foundation aims to drive innovation, attract top talent, and advance Europe’s position as a global leader in AI.
Working closely with public and private partners, Foundation PS strives to build a vibrant AI ecosystem that bridges academia, industry, and policy, ensuring long-term impact, resilience, and commercial success for Europe.
www.foundationps.com