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Andrew Budker

Founder

Founder/CTO at Decent

FoundedDecent · YC

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About

Andrew Budker is Founder and CTO of Decent, a health insurance brokerage that quotes and compares employer health coverage options based on a company's census. He previously served as Director of Software Engineering at Meta, where he led its internal AI assistant and agent platform and built deep learning computer vision systems for Oculus, and earlier worked as an engineering manager at Amazon and an engineer at Microsoft; he holds a BS in Applied Mathematics from UCLA.

Founder/CTO at DecentYC F26

Intro paths

YC

Andrew went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to Decent's investors below.

Co-founders at Decent

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Nick SomanFounder/CEO

Frequently asked questions

Who is Andrew Budker?
Andrew Budker is Founder and CTO of Decent, a health insurance brokerage that quotes and compares employer health coverage options based on a company's census. He previously served as Director of Software Engineering at Meta, where he led its internal AI assistant and agent platform and built deep learning computer vision systems for Oculus, and earlier worked as an engineering manager at Amazon and an engineer at Microsoft; he holds a BS in Applied Mathematics from UCLA.
Where does Andrew Budker work?
Andrew Budker is Founder/CTO of Decent.
What companies did Andrew Budker found?
Andrew Budker founded Decent.