Data Scientist & AI Engineer Building real-world projects in data science, applied machine learning, and AI systems. I come from a background in venture capital, which gives me a strong analytical and strategic foundation for working with data and building impactful solutions.
- π Transitioned into data science & applied machine learning
- πΌ 4.5 years in venture capital with experience analyzing companies, markets, and quantitative datasets
- π§ͺ Building AI systems using agents, computer vision, neural networks and much more
- π Outside of tech: surfing, photography, fitness, and exploring new places.
Take a look at the projects I am mostly proud of:
π€ Multimodal Chatbot
An intelligent conversational agent designed to handle diverse data inputs, moving beyond simple text to provide a richer user experience.
- Key Features: Supports text, image, and document-based queries using advanced LLM integration.
- Technical Highlights: Implements Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to provide context-aware answers from uploaded files.
- Tech Stack: Python, LangChain, OpenAI/Gemini APIs, and Streamlit for the interface.
π Prediction Project
A comprehensive data science project focused on building and deploying machine learning models to forecast outcomes based on historical data.
- Key Features: Features a full data pipelineβfrom exploratory data analysis (EDA) and cleaning to model training and evaluation.
- Technical Highlights: Utilizes ensemble learning or regression techniques to optimize accuracy and minimize out-of-sample error.
- Tech Stack: Python, Scikit-learn, Pandas, Matplotlib, AWS .
ποΈ Flashcards App
A functional productivity tool built to streamline learning through active recall and organized study sessions.
- Key Features: Allows users to create, categorize, and review digital decks with a clean, responsive UI.
- Technical Highlights: Focuses on efficient state management and local data persistence to ensure a seamless study flow.
- Tech Stack: LLMs & Langchain.
- Email: martijnbalder@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijn-balder
- Website/Portfolio: Coming soon
Thanks for stopping by β feel free to explore my repositories or reach out if you'd like to collaborate!

