Joseph Ayinde
co-founder & ceo @ Cognition | building the infrastructure for human learning and memory | polymath
- Role
- Growth at Willow
- Location
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joseph Ayinde
World Class Scientist and Builder. At 6, i built a flashcard game on the Apple Ipod and was aired on the local news station. At 19, I built HEALLY into a globally recognized company with over in funding with world class industry partnerships. At 19, i helped launch a local soccer team to the international stage against the likes of Sergio Aguero and Heather O\'Reilly. At 19 i flew to Australia alone for a neurosurgical apprenticeship under World-Renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Antonio Di Ieva & German Neurosurgeon Dr. Eric Suero Molina. At 20, I won my first international science award; at 20 I also earned my first national business award. At 20, i worked for for OpenAi. At 21 I did research through the NSF + US DOD. At 22 I just recently graduated from UNC in May 2025 with degrees in Biology, Neuroscience, and Chemistry. Over the summer I was selected as a Neuroscience and Machine Learning Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University & partnering with the University through a private in-house project. Now, I am building Cognition. The World\'s first Cognitive OS + Social Intelligence Network.
Experience
Growth
Jan 2026 — Present
Backed by Y Combinator.willowvoice.com
Education
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Career Exploration/Awareness Skills
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Honors Biology B.S. , Neuroscience and Chemistry minors
2021 — 2025
Macquarie University
Visiting scholar at Macquarie Medical School, Neurosurgery
Guilford Technical Community College
Dual enrollment
Lucy Ragsdale High School
High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
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