About
Caelean Barnes is CEO of Gauge, a company that helps brands optimize their visibility in AI-generated search results and conversational AI platforms.
Founder at GaugeYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Caelean went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) β 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 β the partner who ran Gauge's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Caelean can intro founders to Gauge's investors below.
Gauge's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Gauge
Experience
- GaugeCo-Founder/CEOcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco
- Standard MetricsFounding Engineer2020 β 2024San Francisco
- Noble.AIFull Stack2018 β 2020San Francisco
- CartaFull Stack, Investor Services2016 β 2018Palo Alto
- University of California, San Diego - Jacobs School of EngineeringSection Lead2015 β 2016San Diego
- RokuWeb Development Intern2015Saratoga, CA
- UCLAResearch Intern2013UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering, Computer Science Department
Skills & more
Teamwork8JavaScript51Python41Java38Git24Programming20Web Development17Linux12Amazon Web Services (AWS)11Node.js11Agile Application Development9MongoDB6
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Caelean Barnes?
- Caelean Barnes is CEO of Gauge, a company that helps brands optimize their visibility in AI-generated search results and conversational AI platforms.
- Where does Caelean Barnes work?
- Caelean Barnes is Founder of Gauge.
- What companies did Caelean Barnes found?
- Caelean Barnes founded Gauge.
- Where did Caelean Barnes go to school?
- Caelean Barnes studied at UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering (B.S. Computer Science, Minor in Cognitive Science); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Semester Abroad, Special Studies in Computer Science); Los Gatos High School.
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Shared employers
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