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- Nicole MaFounder/CEO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Zeyneb Kaya@zeynebnkayaFounder/CTO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nicole MaTopologicalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Zeyneb KayaTopologicalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zeynebnkayaShowing 1–2 of 2 founders
Nicole Ma
Founder/CEO·Topological
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Topological (YC S25). Prev. CS/MechE @ Stanford, physics simulations @ NASA
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Physics-based foundation models for CAD optimization.
Co-foundersZeyneb Kaya@zeynebnkaya