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Known for these resultsRole64%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 64% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ahnaf Shahriar@enough_ahnafFounder/CTO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Seungmin Hong@shong0504Founder/CEO · SimanticF26B2B · Waterloo
- Johnny Doyle@jdoyleirlFounder/CEO · ProvenMetalS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Will Carkner@CarknerWillFounder/CTO · ProvenMetalS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Borong HuFounder/CEO · NODI EnergyX25Industrials · London
- Nand VinchhiFounder · AxalW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Samai PatelFounder · AxalW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Antonio MonrealFounder/CTO · Revise RoboticsW25Industrials · New York
- Rupesh JeyaramFounder/CEO · Revise RoboticsW25Industrials · New York
- Ethan Childerhose@BigCreteFounder · SteinmetzW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Owen Brake@OwenBrakesFounder/CEO · SteinmetzW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Hannes FurmansFounder/CTO · StillwindW25B2B · Zürich
- Josef ZollerFounder · StillwindW25B2B · Zürich
- Linus MeierhöferFounder/CEO · StillwindW25B2B · Zürich
- Lukas EgoFounder/COO · StillwindW25B2B · Zürich
- Davide Asnaghi@davideasnaghiFounder/CEO · Diode Computers, Inc.S24B2B · New York
- Lenny Khazan@LennyKhazanFounder/CTO · Diode Computers, Inc.S24B2B · New York
- Rosalind Shinkle@ros_shinkleFounder/CEO · Tuesday LabsW24Consumer · New York
- Miran Junaidi@MiranJunaidiFounder · AvairSenseW22Consumer · Bengaluru
- Sourav Sanyal@SouravSanyal07Founder · AvairSenseW22Consumer · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ahnaf ShahriarSimanticFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/enough_ahnafSeungmin HongSimanticFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BWaterloo, Canada4https://x.com/shong0504Johnny DoyleProvenMetalFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jdoyleirlWill CarknerProvenMetalFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/CarknerWillBorong HuNODI EnergyFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom2—Nand VinchhiAxalFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Samai PatelAxalFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Antonio MonrealRevise RoboticsFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsNew York, United States3—Rupesh JeyaramRevise RoboticsFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsNew York, United States3—Ethan ChilderhoseSteinmetzFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/BigCreteOwen BrakeSteinmetzFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/OwenBrakesHannes FurmansStillwindFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BZürich, Switzerland4—Josef ZollerStillwindFounderWinter 2025B2BZürich, Switzerland4—Linus MeierhöferStillwindFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BZürich, Switzerland4—Lukas EgoStillwindFounder/COOWinter 2025B2BZürich, Switzerland4—Davide AsnaghiDiode Computers, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States10https://x.com/davideasnaghiLenny KhazanDiode Computers, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States10https://x.com/LennyKhazanRosalind ShinkleTuesday LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States7https://x.com/ros_shinkleMiran JunaidiAvairSenseFounderWinter 2022ConsumerBengaluru, India14https://x.com/MiranJunaidiSourav SanyalAvairSenseFounderWinter 2022ConsumerBengaluru, India14https://x.com/SouravSanyal07
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Owen Brake
Founder/CEO·Steinmetz
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Multi-disciplinary engineer with a track record of building across industries—from high-performance brake systems to GHz FCC compliance and scaling production SQL databases with 10B+ records. Previously developed motor controllers at Tesla. Held diverse engineering roles at Neuralink, Apple, Parallel Systems, and Ford. Mechatronics Engineering graduate, University of Waterloo. Led the Formula Electric team, driving innovation in EV performance.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Steinmetz
Next-Generation Power Electronics
IndustryIndustrials
Websitesteinmetzmotors.com/
Team size5
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2025
Co-foundersEthan Childerhose@BigCrete
