Where does Ben Hylak work?

Ben Hylak is Founder of Raindrop.

Where did Ben Hylak go to school?

Ben Hylak studied at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Robotics Engineering).

Ben Hylak

Founder

Founder at Raindrop

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRaindrop · YC

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268 people in our graph share verified history with Ben — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Anne CaillatunlockedBen: together at Apple (2019–2020)

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About

Ben Hylak spent four years on Apple's Human Interface team, where he worked on visionOS development. He previously explored robotics and avionics before founding Raindrop.

Founder at Raindrop YC W24

Intro paths

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

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

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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Raindrop's investors below.

Raindrop's investors · 5

Flare Capital PartnersBoston · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025 Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2025 Moth FundSan Francisco Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Raindrop

Zubin KotichaCEO, Cofounder

Alexis GaubaFounder

Experience

RaindropCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2023 — presentsan francisco
AppleDesigner (Human Interface)2020 — 2023Cupertino, California, United States
AppleSoftware Engineer2019 — 2020
GoogleUser Experience Engineer Intern2018
GoogleUser Experience Engineer Intern2017Mountain View, California
SpaceXAvionics Software Engineer2017Hawthorne
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Robot Autonomy and Interactive Learning LabAssistant Researcher2016Worcester, MA
SpaceXAvionics Software Engineer2016Hawthorne, CA
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteStudent Researcher2015 — 2016Autonomous Robotics Collaboration (ARC) Lab
ArkievaSoftware Development Intern2015Wilmington, Delaware

Skills & more

Product Marketing5Product Management5Go-to-market Strategy3New Business Development3Marketing Strategy2Multi-channel Marketing3Robotics8Robotic Design2Robot Programming2Electrical Engineering33D Printing23D Prototyping1

+12 more

CNC MillSolderingMicrocontrollersServo ControlRobotProgrammingCreative WritingScience FictionWindowsMicrosoft OfficeComputer HardwareAutoCAD Mechanical

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Hylak?: Ben Hylak spent four years on Apple's Human Interface team, where he worked on visionOS development. He previously explored robotics and avionics before founding Raindrop.
Where does Ben Hylak work?: Ben Hylak is Founder of Raindrop.
What companies did Ben Hylak found?: Ben Hylak founded Raindrop.
Where did Ben Hylak go to school?: Ben Hylak studied at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Robotics Engineering).