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- Jake Stevens@stake_jevensFounder · LuminalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Joe Fioti@joefiotiFounder/CEO · LuminalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew Gunton@matthewjguntonFounder/CTO · LuminalS25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jake StevensLuminalFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/stake_jevensJoe FiotiLuminalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/joefiotiMatthew GuntonLuminalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/matthewjgunton
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Jake Stevens
Founder·Luminal
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size7
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Cofounder at Luminal: generating GPU kernels automatically to speed up ML models. Ex-Apple. Talk to me about donuts or compilers or both :)
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
Luminal
Making AI run fast on any hardware.
