Ethan Horoschak
FounderFounder at Simplify
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSimplify Β· YC
About
Ethan Horoschak studied computer science at Stanford and has interests in automation, extended reality, and blockchain technology.
Founder at SimplifyYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Ethan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Simplify's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Ethan can intro founders to Simplify's investors below.
Simplify's investors Β· 8
AntlerSingapore Β· $3M β $10M checks Β· since 2025Aptos Foundationsince 2026Craft VenturesSan Francisco Β· $50K β $50M checksHivemind Capital LLCNew York Β· since 2026Hyphen CapitalSan FranciscoLattice CapitalDover Β· $500K β $1.5M checks Β· since 2026Venture Catalystssince 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2021
Co-founders at Simplify
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Michael YanFounder
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Rushil SrivastavaFounder
Experience
- SimplifyCo-Foundercurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- MetaSoftware Engineer Intern2020Menlo Park, CA
- Stanford XRVP2019 β 2020United States
- MetaSoftware Engineer Intern2019Seattle, Washington
- Stanford Student Space InitiativeBusiness Operations2018 β 2019Stanford
- SolarIoTFounder2017 β 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
Skills & more
Public Speaking9Management4Project Management6Leadership7Strategic Planning4Slide Decks1Presentations2Self Learning2Computer Science5Entrepreneurship6JavaScriptReact.js
Languages Chinese Β· English
- HTML, CSS and JavaScript β Coursera
- Ruby on Rails: An Introduction β Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ethan Horoschak?
- Ethan Horoschak studied computer science at Stanford and has interests in automation, extended reality, and blockchain technology.
- Where does Ethan Horoschak work?
- Ethan Horoschak is Founder of Simplify.
- What companies did Ethan Horoschak found?
- Ethan Horoschak founded Simplify.
- Where did Ethan Horoschak go to school?
- Ethan Horoschak studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Redondo Union High School (High School Diploma, Academic).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Stanford University mafia903
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Also attended Redondo Union High School2
Shared employers
Also worked at Simplify2
Also worked at Meta316
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