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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio71%Bio coverage: 71% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Matt Riley@matthewrileyFounder/CEO · FixtureW26B2B
- Quin HoxieFounder · FixtureW26B2B
- Ethan Childerhose@BigCreteFounder · SteinmetzW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Brian BakermanFounder · Pippin / Rent the BackyardS19Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Spencer Burleigh@sqburlFounder · Pippin / Rent the BackyardS19Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Brian BennettFounder/CEO · Thrive AgritechS15Industrials · Seattle
- Haomiao HuangFounder/CTO · Kuna SystemsW14Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Matt RileyFixtureFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown5https://x.com/matthewrileyQuin HoxieFixture2× YCFounderWinter 2026B2BUnknown5—Ethan ChilderhoseSteinmetzFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/BigCreteBrian BakermanPippin / Rent the Backyard2× YCFounderSummer 2019Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States45—Spencer BurleighPippin / Rent the BackyardFounderSummer 2019Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States45https://x.com/sqburlBrian BennettThrive AgritechFounder/CEOSummer 2015IndustrialsSeattle, United States8—Haomiao HuangKuna Systems2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2014ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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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
