About
Dylan Walker is co-founder and CEO of Lumona. He holds a degree in computer science and engineering from MIT and previously worked in engineering roles at Google and Stripe.
Founder at LumonaYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Dylan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Dylan can intro founders to Lumona's investors below.
Lumona's investors · 1
Co-founders at Lumona
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Qiong Zhou HuangFounder
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Philena LiuFounder
Experience
- SamsaraAssociate Product Managercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- LumonaCo-Founder & CEO2025 — 2026Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- LumonaCo-Founder & CEO2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- StripeSoftware Engineer Intern2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleSTEP Intern2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Network PerceptionSoftware Engineer Intern2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Skills & more
Project ManagementFront-End DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Software DevelopmentCybersecurityRefactoringProgrammingTypeScriptRegular Expressions1CommunicationLeadershipYARA
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C++EnglishPython (Programming Language)GermanC (Programming Language)GitGitHubJavaScriptFrom Dylan's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dylan Walker?
- Dylan Walker is co-founder and CEO of Lumona. He holds a degree in computer science and engineering from MIT and previously worked in engineering roles at Google and Stripe.
- Where does Dylan Walker work?
- Dylan Walker is Founder of Lumona.
- What companies did Dylan Walker found?
- Dylan Walker founded Lumona.
- Where did Dylan Walker go to school?
- Dylan Walker studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering); Y Combinator (W24 Batch); Buena High School (High School Diploma).
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