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Andre Fu

Founder

Founder at Ecliptor

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedEcliptor · YC

About

Andre Fu studied machine intelligence at the University of Toronto, where he conducted deep learning research with publications in top-tier computer vision and machine learning conferences. He previously worked on product at Microsoft and in machine learning roles at Twitch before co-founding and leading Ecliptor.

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andre --dangerously-skip-permissions @andrezfu

and is the distillation in the room with us right now ? https://t.co/pPSomYQNSa

Jul 23, 2026 · ♥ 1

andre --dangerously-skip-permissions @andrezfu

is this s tier ai psychosis or are about to enter the end zone https://t.co/ZRUS7Ksnw6

Jul 23, 2026 · ♥ 8

andre --dangerously-skip-permissions @andrezfu

a wise man once said: a 150 LOC change gets more nits than the 150k LOC change

Jul 17, 2026 · ♥ 4

Founder at EcliptorYC W24

Intro paths

YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ecliptor's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Andre can intro founders to Ecliptor's investors below.

Ecliptor's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Ecliptor

NGNanki Grewal
Nanki GrewalFounder

Experience

  1. Stealth StartupFoundercurrent2025 — present
  2. EcliptorCo-Founder2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. TwitchMachine Learning Engineer2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. MicrosoftProduct Manager2021Bellevue, Washington, United States
  5. University of TorontoDeep Learning Researcher2020 — 2021Toronto, ON
  6. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2020Bellevue, Washington, United States
  7. Interac Corp.Software Engineer2019 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
  8. iGEM TorontoComputational Biology ML Researcher - Dry Lab Lead2019Toronto, Canada Area
  9. University of TorontoSynthetic Biology Research2018Toronto, Canada Area

Education

  1. University of TorontoBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Engineering Science (Machine Intelligence)
  2. Michael Power St.Joseph CSSInternational Baccalaureate Diploma | OSSD
  3. Y CombinatorW24

Skills & more

Research1Machine Learning1Android DevelopmentData Science1TypeScript2C11Python14French11MatlabJSON1NestJS1Flutter1
+9 moreAngularJSReact NativeDocker ProductsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Node.jsJavaScriptTeamworkTeam LeadershipPublic Speaking

Languages English · French

  • French Immersion | Extended French Diploma — Toronto Catholic District School Board
  • DELF B2 — Ministère de l'Éducation nationale
  • Pilots License — Transport Canada - Transports Canada

From Andre's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

University of Toronto mafia79

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Alex LevyFounded Atmo +1Sohrab HaghighatDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Hestus, Inc. +1Naveen QureshiBachelor of ArtsFounded Rapidfolio +1Jeremy GrushcowB.Sc.Founded Juniper Genomics +1Ehsan KamalinejadDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Visual One +1Luigi La CorteBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded Provision +1

+ 72 more

Twitch mafia16

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Justin KanFounderFounded Rye +2Ethan KurzweilBoard MemberFounded Level Access +1Kyle VogtFounderFounded CruiseEmmett ShearFounderFounded KikoArram SabetiOffice OperationsFounded ZerocaterParham Michael OssarehHacker / Director of Site EngineeringFounded Heysan

+ 9 more

Same school

Also attended University of Toronto321

Yasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC

+ 315 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Stealth Startup330

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs

+ 324 more

Also worked at Twitch26

Justin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesStewart AlsopInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersJustin KanInvestor at Goat CapitalEthan KurzweilInvestor at ChemistryHubert ThieblotGeneral Partner at FoundersKevin LinCo-founder and General Partner at Lifelike Capital

+ 20 more

Also worked at Microsoft1,056

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,050 more

Also worked at University of Toronto79

AngelaGeneral Partner at Version One VenturesGraham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJoel DrewryPrincipal at Versant VenturesLeonid BoguslavskyPartner & Founder at RTP GlobalSteve LauPartner at Highland Creek PartnersRameez AnsariPartner at Highland Creek Partners

+ 73 more