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Eshwar Inapuri

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Bruh, listen up about Eshwar Inapuri. This guy’s the real deal, no cap. He’s a YC W17 alum, so he’s been in the startup game for a minute, but what’s dope is how his whole […]

Experience: Clark Hill PLC, InnaMed, Michigan Medicine, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, University of Michigan, Y Combinator
Industries: HealthTech

Timothy Cornell

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Yo, you gotta hear about Timothy Cornell. This guy’s the real deal, straight up. He rolled into YC back in S17, so he’s been in the game for a minute, grinding through the startup trenches. […]

Experience: PreDxion Bio, Stanford Children's Health, University of Michigan, Y Combinator
Industries: HealthTech

Edwin Olson

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Yo, have you heard of Edwin Olson? The dude is basically a legend in the autonomous vehicle game. He’s the guy who’s been crushing it for over two decades, starting all the way back at […]

Experience: May Mobility, Toyota, University of Michigan, Y Combinator
Industries: CleanTech & Energy, Mobility & Automotive, Robotics & Automation

Vahed Qazvinian

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Bruh, listen up about Vahed Qazvinian, straight-up startup beast and tech nerd who’s been crushing it across AI and NLP for over a decade. This guy’s process is like one of those movie scripts where […]

Experience: Google, Lawyaw, Microsoft, Praisidio, PricewaterhouseCoopers, University of Michigan, Y Combinator
Industries: AI & Machine Learning, Media & Social

David Kirtley

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Listen up, here’s the deal with David Kirtley, the guy behind Helion Energy – he’s a total big change in the clean energy world. Born in San Jose, grew up bouncing around because his family […]

Experience: Advent Engineering, Helion Energy, MSNW, NASA Glenn Research Center, Red River Engineering, University of Michigan, Y Combinator
Industries: Aerospace & Drones, CleanTech & Energy

Daniel Kobran

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Spotlight on the one and only Daniel Kobran, the dude’s legit one of the real deal in AI and infrastructure. He’s that guy who jumped into the deep end early and crushed it. So, here’s […]

Experience: Autonomous Technologies Group, Base, Paperspace, University of Michigan, Y Combinator
Industries: AI & Machine Learning, Construction Tech, Deep Tech, IT & Cloud Infrastructure

Chas Ballew

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Peep this legend Chas Ballew, dude’s the real deal in the startup world, especially when it comes to security and compliance tech. So, Chas is a second-time YC founder, yeah, he already crushed it once […]

Experience: Aptible, Army Office of the General Counsel, Conveyor, Office of the Federal Public Defender, University of Michigan, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich, Y Combinator
Industries: AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Robotics & Automation, SaaS (Software as a Service)

Joris Poort

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Yo, so let me tell you about Joris Poort. This guy’s the real deal in the startup world, and his story is pretty damn inspiring. He’s a YC W12 alum, which means he jumped into […]

Experience: Boeing, McKinsey & Company, Rescale, University of Michigan, Y Combinator
Industries: Aerospace & Drones, IT & Cloud Infrastructure

Ben Congleton

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Yo, have you heard about Ben Congleton? The dude’s a straight-up startup legend. So, he’s the guy behind Olark, the live chat software that’s been crushing it since 2009. Like, this guy started that thing […]

Experience: Nethernet Corporation, Nokia, Olark, University of Michigan, Virginia Tech, Y Combinator
Industries: HR Tech & Future of Work, IT & Cloud Infrastructure, SaaS (Software as a Service)

Gabriella DeFlorio

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Y’all gotta know about Gabriella DeFlorio, this girl’s the real deal. She’s a total badass in the startup world, and her story? Holy shit, it’s inspiring. So she’s the CEO and Co-Founder of Prelay, this […]

Experience: Fountain, Prelay, Truework, University of Michigan, Y Combinator
Industries: HR Tech & Future of Work, MarTech & Sales Tech

Lihang Nong

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Yo, so let me tell you about Lihang Nong, this dude’s the real deal. He’s a YC W20 alum, which already says a lot, right? That’s like getting into the big leagues of startups. But […]

Experience: Nimbus, PicoSpray, University of Michigan, University of Ottawa, Y Combinator
Industries: HealthTech, Media & Social, Mobility & Automotive

Yilin Huang

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Time to stan Yilin Huang – this is a legit story of hustle, smarts, and jumping into the deep end. So, Yilin was part of the W16 batch at YC, which is basically the startup […]

Experience: Caper, Caper Lab, University of Michigan, Y Combinator
Industries: AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce & Marketplace, Fintech