Daniel DeCovnick
FounderFounder/CTO at Observant AI
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedObservant AI Β· YC
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622 people in our graph share verified history with Daniel β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Assaf ArakiunlockedDaniel: together at Intel Corporation (2007β2008)
Γ7Daniel: together at Intel Corporation
Γ2Daniel: together at Pocket Gems
Γ2Daniel: together at Case Western Reserve University
About
Daniel DeCovnick is co-founder and chief technology officer at Observant AI.
Founder/CTO at Observant AIYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Observant AI's investors Β· 2
Experience
- HestusSoftware Engineercurrent2026 β presentSan Mateo, CA
- Super Evil MegacorpSenior Technical Engineer2023 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Super Evil MegacorpSenior Software Engineer2023San Francisco Bay Area
- ObservantCofounder/CTO2019 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Buglife, Inc.Cofounder, CTO2017 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- ApportableSelf Employed2016 β 2017San Francisco, California
- Pocket GemsSoftware Engineer2015San Francisco, California
- Braze, Inc.Cofounder2015
- ApportablePlatform Engineer2013 β 2015San Francisco, CA
- Amazon MusicSoftware Development Engineer2011 β 2013San Francisco, CA
- DoubleTwistSoftware Engineer2010 β 2011
- Intel CorporationUndergrad Intern Technical2008
- Intel CorporationUndergrad Software Intern2007Santa Clara, CA
Skills & more
Cocoa2Xbox OneXboxPlaystationwxWidgetsDebugging3Software Engineering2Synchronization2Software Development8Mobile Applications2PortingNintendo Switch
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- Where did Daniel DeCovnick go to school?
- Daniel DeCovnick studied at Case Western Reserve University (BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Intel Corporation mafia195
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Lip-Bu TanChief Executive OfficerFounded Walden Catalyst +2Micha Y. BreakstoneManager of the Statistical NLP groupFounded Chorus AI +2Ritik MalhotraSoftware EngineerFounded Savvy +2Amir FaintuchSenior Vice President & General ManagerFounded Hourly +1Kamesh RaghavendraIntern, Test TechnologiesFounded Geminus +1Ruban KanapathippillaiSenior Design ManagerFounded Iterate AI +1
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Case Western Reserve University mafia43
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
John KobsB.S.Founded Giant +1Aaron SlodovDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Remesh +1Joel WishBSFounded Bedrock Energy +1Timothy J. MillerDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Abeona Therapeutics +1Pete KoomenDual B.S.Founded OptimizelyHalle TeccoBSFounded Cofertility
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Amazon mafia15
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Jane MooneyDirector, Robotics Strategy & Risk ManagementFounded Collaborative RoboticsSundeep AhujaPrincipal Business Development Manager - Startups & AI/MLFounded Blissmo +1Kiran GolluFounding EngineerFounded Oodle +1Daksh GuptaEngineerFounded Tabnam +1Serhii SokolenkoPrincipal Product ManagerFounded Tower list viewWei Lien DangSenior Product ManagerFounded Stackrox
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Super Evil MegaCorp mafia6
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Same school
Also attended Case Western Reserve University134
Will BruneSenior Associate at Mutual Capital PartnersKT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesPete KoomenGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAsheem ChandnaPartner at Greylock focused on enterprise, cybersecurity, and infrastructure softwareMatt SteinChief Information Officer at Flare Capital PartnersKaren SpilizewskiBiomedical engineer helping accelerate life science technologies from development into the marketplace
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hestus2
Also worked at Pocket Gems10
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalMatt DonahoeCo-founder of SkydioTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesAadil MamujeeInvestor at Musha VenturesLauren FarleighInvestor at MischiefKai FengFounder at Blink
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Also worked at Amazon Music1,090
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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