Daniel DeCovnick
FounderFounder/CTO at Observant AI
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedObservant AI Β· YC
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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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Observant AI's investors below.
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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JavaAndroidC++Objective-CLinuxXMLiOSCGitFrom Daniel's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel DeCovnick?
- Daniel DeCovnick is co-founder and chief technology officer at Observant AI.
- Where does Daniel DeCovnick work?
- Daniel DeCovnick is Founder/CTO of Observant AI.
- What companies did Daniel DeCovnick found?
- Daniel DeCovnick founded Observant AI.
- Where did Daniel DeCovnick go to school?
- Daniel DeCovnick studied at Case Western Reserve University (BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator.
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