About
Brian Kim holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and previously worked as a product manager focused on AI adoption in industry. He co-founded Cembla with Ben after identifying challenges companies faced when deploying generalized AI models to their specific needs.
Founder at CemblaYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Brian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Cembla's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Brian can intro founders to Cembla's investors below.
Cembla's investors · 1
Co-founders at Cembla
BA
Benjamin AndersonFounder
Experience
- StartupCofoundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- HomeLightProduct Manager2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Niantic, Inc.Senior Analyst2020 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- The Walt Disney CompanyAnalyst, Strategy and Business Development2019 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Wedgewood LLCCommercial Acquisitions2018Los Angeles, California, United States
- Wells FargoInvestment Banking2017New York, New York, United States
Education
- Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science with Distinction, Civil and Environmental Engineering (top 10% of class)
- Stanford University School of EngineeringBachelor of Science - BS, Engineering
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)3Next.js2Databases2GraphQL1SQL1R1JavaScript
From Brian'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
Stanford University mafia721
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionAnsuman SatpathyAssistant ProfessorFounded Santa Ana Bio +2Dan SirokerB.S.Founded Limitless +2
+ 714 more
Stanford University School of Engineering mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Anand ChandrasekaranMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded CrescendoAIAnthony WagachaICMEFounded NashSean DohertyContinuing Education Unit (CEU)Founded GovdashTrey HoltermanBachelor of Science - BSFounded TennrJacky LinMaster's degreeFounded Trellis AIFinn MalleryMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded Origami
+ 3 more
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Stanford University School of Engineering30
David MagermanManaging Partner at Differential VenturesDaniel Porras ReyesAssociate at Flybridge Capital PartnersAlejandraChief of Staff, Investment Team at Hummingbird VenturesLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley InvestmentsRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundMarco LorenzonVice President at Stripes
+ 24 more
Shared employers
Also worked at HomeLight7
Todd KimmelManaging Partner at Electric Feel Ventures LlcDovi FrancesFounding Partner at Group 11Mingfeng WuCo-Founder & Managing Director at ZenStone Venture CapitalDrew UherVenture Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, LlcDmitry DakhnovskyCo-Founder at STCAPPaul NicholsFounder/CTO at disclosures.io
+ 1 more
Also worked at Niantic, Inc.19
Diana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorDaniel BreyerInvestor and founder in San FranciscoJim WardInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersKarthik RamakrishnanPartner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Craig ShermanPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersBrandon GleklenPrincipal at Battery Ventures
+ 13 more
Also worked at The Walt Disney Company96
Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesArmando AlvarezFinance Manager at Westlake Village BioPartnersChuck DavisOperating Partner at TCVMike DudasInvestor at 6th Man VenturesEmilio Maglione-FulcoHead of Operations at 6th Man VenturesNeha KumarVenture Partner at Floating Point
+ 90 more
