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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% 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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Adam IsemanFounder/CEO · Red Barn RoboticsW25Industrials · Seattle
- Alex NeffFounder/COO · Red Barn RoboticsW25Industrials · Seattle
- Ilya KelnerFounder/CTO · Red Barn RoboticsW25Industrials · Seattle
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Adam IsemanRed Barn RoboticsFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsSeattle, United States5—Alex NeffRed Barn RoboticsFounder/COOWinter 2025IndustrialsSeattle, United States5—Ilya KelnerRed Barn RoboticsFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsSeattle, United States5—
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Ilya Kelner
Founder/CTO·Red Barn Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSeattle, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO/cofounder at Red Barn Robotics. Previously worked on: Flight software and testing architecture @ Relativity Space - Flight software lead. Built: triple string fault tolerant flight computer architecture, Dockerized flight software deployments, CI/CD for HOOTL, HITL, VITL. Autonomous cars @ Nvidia. Starlink @ SpaceX. Xbox @ Microsoft. Early employee at 2 other startups in the past.
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
Red Barn RoboticsA Roomba for weeds on a farm.
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteredbarnrobotics.com
Team size5
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LocationSeattle, United States
BatchWinter 2025
