Millena Martins
I started doing tech and AI science olympiads. Along the way, I spent 2.5 years researching AI at one of the largest research institutes, then took that work to Stanford (SPINWIP & SiBRP) to explore AI for autism. This research turned into a real screening tool. I ended up featured in Forbes Under 30 (Science & Education), and my story has appeared in CNN and Forbes. I was in a delegation at the International AI Olympiad in Bulgaria, and I'm now studying CS and Finance at Penn's M&T program.
Academics
Where I've worked
Student Fellow, Pier
A private markets network for GPs and LPs.
Project Manager, OpenAI Lab @ Penn
America's first university-based OpenAI initiative. I work on the best practices for student data privacy in generative AI.
Teaching Assistant, Penn Engineering
Youngest TA selected in the school. I write the lesson plans and grading materials for a class of upperclassmen.
Intern, BTG Pactual
Fellow, Jane Street
Trading & Technology Program, one week in the New York office.
Only female Penn student acceptedInvestor Relations & Growth, Crebit Pay
Built the pitch book and led the client presentation that closed a six-figure USD tier-1 investment. TMT industry research and due diligence, including the analysis justifying equity value. Represented Crebit at conferences and ran sales calls with executives at tier-1 LatAm banks.
Backed by a16z, Kleiner Perkins, Phoebe Gates, Lucy GuoVenture Capital Intern, Entrypoint Ventures
Due diligence on 40+ companies and the investment memos behind them. Screened TMT deal flow through executive diligence calls, including two investments since marked up 30x, and built a Python deal-sourcing system for looking up precedent transactions.
Member of Technical Staff, Dharma AI
Pandas pipelines to clean and validate 7,000+ healthcare records for small-language-model fine-tuning, plus automated ingestion of 10,000+ clinical records.
Advisory Board Member, International Research Olympiad
Youngest member of the board. Built the growth strategy for the LatAm network and judged all three phases of the olympiad.
AI Researcher, CNPq
Brazil's Council for Scientific & Technological Development. Built a machine learning platform for autism spectrum disorder screening, ran beta testing with 300+ users, and received four investment proposals from angel investors.
Press
What I've built
PrepOlimpiadas
The largest Brazilian NGO preparing public-school students for science olympiads. I started it as a student who had to move cities at 15 to reach a good school. The point is that nobody should have to.
- 100,000+ studentsreached across Brazil
- 260+ volunteersorganized nationally
- National Science ConferenceFounded and directed, hundreds of students a year
Autinosis
An AI screening tool for autism diagnosis, funded by CNPq (Brazil's national research council) and presented at a UFV postgraduate symposium.
- Gold medalInternational Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence
- Silver medalICYS, the third largest science fair in the world
- First girlto represent Brazil at the IOAI