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Known for these resultsRole80%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 80% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company40%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 40% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Robert CormicanFounder/CTO · Forge RoboticsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Timothy Seto@TimmySetoFounder/CEO · Forge AutomationW25Industrials · Toronto
- Walter Raftus@walter_raftusFounder/CTO · Forge AutomationW25Industrials · Toronto
- Amine Skalli@MinoSkeuFounder · CrewS21B2B · Paris
- Zach SimsFounder/CEO · CodecademyS11Education · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Robert CormicanForge RoboticsFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States1—Timothy SetoForge AutomationFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsToronto, Canada21https://x.com/TimmySetoWalter RaftusForge AutomationFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsToronto, Canada21https://x.com/walter_raftusAmine SkalliCrewFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France6https://x.com/MinoSkeuZach SimsCodecademyFounder/CEOSummer 2011EducationNew York, United States225—
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Walter Raftus
Founder/CTO·Forge Automation
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size21
BatchWinter 2025
LocationToronto, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder + CTO @ Forge Automation | I love computers, math, and big specialized machines controlled with software! I went to the University of Waterloo for AI + Mechatronics Engineering, and interned at Nvidia, Trexo Robotics (W19), and Intel PSG working on a bunch of different software ranging from system software, deep learning, and embedded control. I graduated in the summer of 2022 and co-founded Forge Automation right after!
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
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