Oli Wales

Oli Wales is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Arva AI, an artificial intelligence startup where he directs technical strategy and core product development. Prior to establishing this current venture, he served as the Lead Product Engineer at Opvia, a software company backed by Y Combinator during its Summer 2020 batch. Wales built his foundational technical expertise by working as a full-stack engineer across multiple technology organizations, including the global advertising technology firm The Trade Desk. His earlier professional experience also features dedicated software engineering roles at emerging startups such as Iventis and Chimnie. He completed his formal education at the University of Cambridge, where he studied Computer Science to prepare for the technology sector. Wales currently focuses his career on advancing artificial intelligence applications and executing full-stack product engineering for early-stage technology enterprises.