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Steinmetz
YC W25San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 5 employees · Hiring · 9 known investors
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Steinmetz designs and manufactures high-voltage motor controllers and traction inverters for electric vehicles, industrial automation, and robotics. The company produces power electronics with industry-leading power density and efficiency for EV drivetrains and motor control systems.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)
Steinmetz was founded in 2024 by Owen Brake and Ethan Childerhose.
Investors · 9
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The YC application· Winter 2025 batch
Alumni Q&A
- How did your company get started? (i.e., How did the founders meet? How did you come up with the idea? How did you decide to be a founder?)
- Both founders grew up near Toronto and studied Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo, but first met while interning together at Neuralink in their junior year. They built the first Steinmetz inverter during their senior year and have since worked on low- and high-voltage automotive systems at Tesla, with combined experience spanning GPUs, space systems, neural interface ICs, large databases, rail systems, and consumer electronics firmware.
- What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?
- The founders aim to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles across planes, trains, cars, and boats by improving performance while lowering cost and volume, with the goal of matching or beating combustion-engine vehicles on all metrics.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Steinmetz do?
- Steinmetz designs and manufactures high-voltage motor controllers and traction inverters for electric vehicles, industrial automation, and robotics. The company produces power electronics with industry-leading power density and efficiency for EV drivetrains and motor control systems.
- Who founded Steinmetz?
- Steinmetz was founded by Owen Brake, Ethan Childerhose in 2024.
- Who are Steinmetz's investors?
- Steinmetz's investors include Moth Fund, Vocal Ventures, Y Combinator, 468 Capital, Founder Capital, Four Cities, Lynett Capital Partners, Unpopular Ventures and 1 more.
- Where is Steinmetz headquartered?
- Steinmetz is headquartered in San Francisco, US.