About
Daniel Cavero is the founder of Noya, which retrofits industrial equipment like cooling towers to function as carbon dioxide capture systems.
Founder at NoyaYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Noya's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Noya's investors below.
Noya's investors · 9
Aera VCSingapore · $25K – $5M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2023Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksLOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checksLowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checksOpen Opportunity FundAtlanta · $100K – $1M checksSur Ventures$50K – $700K checksUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Noya
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Josh SantosFounder
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Joshua Santos-HeardCo-Founder & CEO (Chief Carbon Removal Officer)
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Daniel Cavero RodriguezCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- NoyaCo-Founder/CTO2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Nod LabsAI & Robotics Product Manager2018 — 2020Palo Alto, California, United States
- Nod LabsMechanical & Product Design Engineer2016 — 2018Mountain View, California
- rLoop IncorporatedMechanical Engineer2016Menlo Park
- Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems Laboratory, SDSUUndergraduate Laboratory Research Assistant2013 — 2014SDSU Research Foundation
- SDSU Research FoundationUdergraduate Laboratory Researcher2013 — 2014Advanced Materials Processing Laboratory, SDSU
- SDSU Mechanical Engineering Dept.Introduction to Controls Engineering – Teacher Assistant2013San Diego County, California, United States
- Linares RacingStarMazda Formula Team Engineer Intern2012Toronto and Edmonto, Canada Area
- Educational Opportunities ProgramAcademic Tutor2011Educational Opportunities Program, SDSU
Skills & more
English3Spanish1Public Speaking19Leadership3SolidWorks32PTC Creo10Matlab10Microsoft Word7Microsoft Excel8PowerPoint18Windows3Microsoft Office18
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AutoCADProduct ManagementResearchCNC MachineSuspension DesignAcademic TutoringManufacturingProject ManagementFinite Element AnalysisEngineeringCADMechanical EngineeringLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Cavero?
- Daniel Cavero is the founder of Noya, which retrofits industrial equipment like cooling towers to function as carbon dioxide capture systems.
- Where does Daniel Cavero work?
- Daniel Cavero is Founder of Noya.
- What companies did Daniel Cavero found?
- Daniel Cavero founded Noya.
- Where did Daniel Cavero go to school?
- Daniel Cavero studied at Y Combinator (W2021); San Diego State University-California State University (Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering - Design and Manufacturing); San Diego State University (Bachelor Science, Mechanical Engineering).
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