About
Deokhaeng Lee studied computer science at Duke University and previously worked as an engineer at Carousel Technologies. He also founded Hyprnote.
Deokhaeng โDuckโ Lee @duckduckhero
just tried YCโs AI agent on Bookface (@ycombinator) and ended up having a 30-minute deep conversation with it. genuinely impressed probably one of the most useful and impactful applications of AI Iโve seen recently
Jul 21, 2026 ยท โฅ 1
Deokhaeng โDuckโ Lee @duckduckhero
woke up this morning and learned BCG's logo got even greener https://t.co/0rniNOwH0V

May 29, 2026 ยท โฅ 1
Deokhaeng โDuckโ Lee @duckduckhero
probably one of the coldest opening lines Iโve ever seen in an S-1 filing @SpaceX https://t.co/JIn5vZuehv

May 22, 2026
Founder at CharYC S25
Intro paths
Deokhaeng went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) โ any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, General Partner at Y Combinator โ the partner who ran Char's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile โ
In turn, Deokhaeng can intro founders to Char's investors below.
Char's investors ยท 1
Co-founders at Char
Experience
- TheVenturesResearch2026Seoul, South Korea
- The Boston Consulting GroupRA2025
- Hyprnote (YC S25)Co-Founder2025
- Carousel Technologies (YC W24)Product Engineering2025New York, United States
- Republic of Korea Naval AcademyMilitary Service2022 โ 2024
- Company K PartnersSummer Analyst2022Seoul, South Korea
- Superb AI Inc.Software Engineering Intern2021 โ 2022
Education
- Duke UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science2021 โ 2028
- Y CombinatorS25
- Korean Minjok Leadership AcademyHigh School Diploma2018 โ 2021
Skills & more
From Deokhaeng's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Duke University408
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Also attended Y Combinator1,463
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Shared employers
Also worked at TheVentures1
Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group730
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