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Chris Pihl

Founder

CTO at Helion Energy · Founder at Sigma Genetics

Woodinville, Washington, United States

FoundedHelion Energy · YCSigma Genetics · YC

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About

Chris Pihl is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Helion Energy, a company developing fusion-based technology for carbon-free electricity generation.

CTO at Helion EnergyYC S14

Intro paths

YC

Chris went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Helion Energy's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Helion Energy's investors below.

Helion Energy's investors · 16

AntiSan Juan · $250K – $30M checks · since 2015BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checksCapricorn Investment GroupNew York · since 2015Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2015Fontinalis PartnersDetroit · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Good VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2026Mithril Capital ManagementAustin · since 2015Paragon PartnersMünchenSam Altmansince 2015SoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2015SoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2026Technology ImpactPalo AltoThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2015Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Helion Energy

DKDavid Kirtley
David KirtleyCEO
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John SloughChief Scientist
GVGeorge Votroubek
George VotroubekFounder
APAnthony Pancotti
Anthony PancottiCo-founder

Founder at Sigma GeneticsYC W17

Intro paths

YC

Chris went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Sigma Genetics's investors below.

Sigma Genetics's investors · 3

IKJ CapitalPalo AltoInvariantes FundGuatemala CityY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Sigma Genetics

KEKaren Eaton
Karen EatonCEO
MSMatthew Scholz
Matthew ScholzFounder
ZRZachary R.
Zachary R.Founder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Pihl?
Chris Pihl is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Helion Energy, a company developing fusion-based technology for carbon-free electricity generation.
Where does Chris Pihl work?
Chris Pihl is CTO of Helion Energy and Founder at Sigma Genetics.
What companies did Chris Pihl found?
Chris Pihl founded Helion Energy, Sigma Genetics.

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