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Evan Yeager

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Maquoketa Research

Chicago, Illinois, United States

FoundedMaquoketa Research · YC

About

Evan Yeager is co-founder and CEO of Maquoketa Research, which develops drone systems and software for autonomous flight operations.

Co-Founder & CEO at Maquoketa ResearchYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Evan went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Maquoketa Research's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Evan can intro founders to Maquoketa Research's investors below.

Maquoketa Research's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Maquoketa Research

DMDavid Muchow
David MuchowFounder
AWAidan Williams
Aidan WilliamsFounder

Experience

  1. Maquoketa ResearchCo-founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentElk Grove Village, Illinois, United States
  2. SpiderRockQuant Software Engineer Intern2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
  3. Stylis AIBack End Developer2023 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
  4. SpiderRockQuantitative Research Assistant2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  5. Chicago Park DistrictLifeguard2021 — 2022Chicago, Illinois, United States

Skills & more

Data Pipelines1Contract Pricing1Natural Language Processing (NLP)2Options1LifesavingCardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)Rust (Programming Language)3C (Programming Language)2Python (Programming Language)1SQL1C#1Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Evan Yeager?
Evan Yeager is co-founder and CEO of Maquoketa Research, which develops drone systems and software for autonomous flight operations.
Where does Evan Yeager work?
Evan Yeager is Co-Founder & CEO of Maquoketa Research.
What companies did Evan Yeager found?
Evan Yeager founded Maquoketa Research.
Where did Evan Yeager go to school?
Evan Yeager studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Lane Technical College Prep High School.

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University of California, Berkeley mafia771

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Shared employers

Also worked at Maquoketa Research2

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