Daniel Kathein
FounderFounder, CTO at Absurd
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAbsurd Β· YC
About
Founder and CTO of Absurd, an AI-powered video generation platform for marketing and advertising. Daniel Kathein leads the development of the company's core technology.
Founder, CTO at AbsurdYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β 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 β the partner who ran Absurd's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Absurd's investors below.
Absurd's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Absurd
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Philip HoFounder, CEO
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Damian ChngFounder
Experience
- Absurd (YC F25)Co-Founder, CTOcurrent2025 β present
- NVIDIAEngineering2025Santa Clara, California, United States
Education
- Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer ScienceBachelor of Science - BS
Skills & more
Skills
From Daniel's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science2
Shared employers
Also worked at NVIDIA57
Diana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorIan ShannonFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCRay SchuderSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundSandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo VenturesAbhi DinkarAdvisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment VenturesJon BaradPartner, Investments at Capital One Ventures
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