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Austin Appel

Founder

Founder at Overview

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOverview · YC

30 Under 30 2023 · Manufacturing & Industry

About

Austin Appel is a co-founder and head of product at Overview, a computer vision platform for manufacturing. He previously spent four years in manufacturing and R&D roles at Tesla and holds BS degrees in Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University.

Founder at OverviewYC W19

Intro paths

YC

Austin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Overview's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Austin can intro founders to Overview's investors below.

Overview's investors · 5

Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2024Momenta VenturesLucerne · since 2024TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Overview

RNRussell Nibbelink
Russell NibbelinkFounder
CVChristopher Van Dyke
Christopher Van DykeFounder
XKXiaoyang Kao
Xiaoyang KaoCo-Founder & Head of Engineering
CVChris Van Dyke
Chris Van DykeFounder
XK
Xiao KaoCofounder

Experience

  1. OverviewCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California
  2. TeslaBattery Cell Research and Development2018San Francisco Bay Area
  3. TeslaBattery Pack Manufacturing Engineering2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. TeslaVehicle Assembly, Battery Pack Assembly2013 — 2015Fremont, California
  5. Tangram International Exhibitions, Inc.Trade Show Exhibit Design and Construction2012Pleasantville, New York

Skills & more

Manufacturing EngineeringDesign for ManufacturingManufacturingAutomationProcess EngineeringProgram ManagementProject ManagementVendor ManagementDFXLithium-ion BatteriesContractor Management

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Austin Appel?
Austin Appel is a co-founder and head of product at Overview, a computer vision platform for manufacturing. He previously spent four years in manufacturing and R&D roles at Tesla and holds BS degrees in Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University.
Where does Austin Appel work?
Austin Appel is Founder of Overview.
What companies did Austin Appel found?
Austin Appel founded Overview.
Where did Austin Appel go to school?
Austin Appel studied at Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering); Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Manufacturing and Design Enginering); Y Combinator (Founder).

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Jacob KatzPrincipal at Blumberg CapitalStanton GreenSenior Director at Blumberg CapitalBrad JonesPrincipal at SE VenturesKen ForsterFounding Partner at Momenta VenturesRussell NibbelinkFounder at OverviewChristopher Van DykeFounder at Overview

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