About
Bryan Zin is the founder of Reframe and previously worked as a product design engineer at Apple, where he contributed to iPhone product development.
Founder at ReframeYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Bryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — 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 Reframe's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Bryan can intro founders to Reframe's investors below.
Experience
- ReframeFoundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AppleProduct Design Engineer2022 — 2025Cupertino, California, United States
- FacebookProduct Design Engineer Intern2021(Virtual) Seattle, Washington, United States
- Dex (YC S19)Product Growth and Operations Intern2021(Virtual) San Francisco Bay Area
- Barclays Investment BankSummer Analyst2020(Virtual) Manhattan, New York, United States
- BAE Systems, Inc.Mechanical Engineering Intern II2019Nashua, New Hampshire
- Cornell University Autonomous Underwater VehicleActuator Design Engineer2018 — 2019Ithaca, New York, United States
- Cornell UniversitySIOS Lab: CCAT-P Metrology2019Ithaca, New York
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAstronomy Research Intern2016Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Programming1Customer Service1MachiningProject ManagementProduct Management2D CAD Drawing3D ModelingProduct DesignPlastic Part DesignPlasticsAdditive ManufacturingResearch1
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Creative Problem SolvingPublic SpeakingLeadershipMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointJavaSolidWorksANSYSAutodesk Fusion 360Languages Burmese · Italian
- Fusion 360: Designing for Plastics — LinkedIn
- Cert Prep: SOLIDWORKS Drawing Tools — LinkedIn
From Bryan's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bryan Zin?
- Bryan Zin is the founder of Reframe and previously worked as a product design engineer at Apple, where he contributed to iPhone product development.
- Where does Bryan Zin work?
- Bryan Zin is Founder of Reframe.
- What companies did Bryan Zin found?
- Bryan Zin founded Reframe.
- Where did Bryan Zin go to school?
- Bryan Zin studied at Cornell University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator; Lowell High School (High School Diploma).
Founder mafias
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Cornell University mafia218
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Lowell High School mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University748
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective
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Shared employers
Also worked at Apple489
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AISteve WozniakCo-founder of Apple
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Also worked at Barclays Investment Bank237
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Also worked at BAE Systems, Inc.4
Also worked at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration104
HariFellow at Clear VenturesSai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint VenturesJoe FlahertyDirector, Content & Community at Founder CollectiveJim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesGabe ShermanPresident, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesLinda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCO
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