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Adam Tilton

Founder

Founder at Driver

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedDriver · YC

About

Adam Tilton previously co-founded Aktive, an embedded machine learning platform acquired by Nike in 2019, and Rithmio, acquired by Bosch Sensortec in 2017. He holds degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in mechanical engineering, computer science, and control and estimation.

Founder at DriverYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Adam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Driver's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Adam can intro founders to Driver's investors below.

Co-founders at Driver

Experience

  1. DriverCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. LevelsSignal Processing Lead2022 — 2023Austin, Texas, United States
  3. NikeFellow, Sr. Dir. of Connected Product Software2019 — 2022
  4. Aktive, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2018 — 2019Chicago
  5. OcientVice President2017Greater Chicago Area
  6. RithmioCEO and Co-founder2013 — 2016Greater Chicago Area
  7. University of Illinois - Coordinated Science LaboratoryGraduate Research Assistant2010 — 2014Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
  8. University of Illinois - Coordinated Science LaboratoryUndergraduate Research Assistant2009 — 2010Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
  9. National Science FoundationI-Corps Entrepreneurial Lead2013San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley Node

Skills & more

Start-ups18Entrepreneurship30Wearable Computing9Machine Learning14Signal Processing11Numerical Analysis3Algorithms6Robotics2Simulations5Mathematical Modeling3Matlab22Python12
+12 moreLaTeXSimulinkLinuxHTMLCSSPython (Programming Language)LeadershipGesture RecognitionKalman filteringParticle FiltersState EstimationVim

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Adam Tilton?
Adam Tilton previously co-founded Aktive, an embedded machine learning platform acquired by Nike in 2019, and Rithmio, acquired by Bosch Sensortec in 2017. He holds degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in mechanical engineering, computer science, and control and estimation.
Where does Adam Tilton work?
Adam Tilton is Founder of Driver.
What companies did Adam Tilton found?
Adam Tilton founded Driver.
Where did Adam Tilton go to school?
Adam Tilton studied at Y Combinator; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Mechanical Engineering).

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