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Haluk Cem Demirhan

Founder

Founder at Cascade

United States

FoundedCascade · YC

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Arhaan A.unlockedHaluk: together at Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (2025–2026)
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Haluk: together at University of California, San Francisco
Haluk: together at Ripple

About

Haluk Demirhan is co-founder and CTO of Cascade. He previously worked on production monitoring infrastructure and scaling agent systems at Netflix and Amazon, and conducted research on AI agent memory and failure modes at UC Berkeley's AI Research Lab. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from UC Berkeley.

Founder at CascadeYC W26

Intro paths

YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Cascade's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Cascade's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Cascade

AAAdam AlSayyad
Adam AlSayyadFounder

Experience

  1. CascadeCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Berkeley Artificial Intelligence ResearchML Researcher2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. AmazonSoftware Engineer2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. NetflixSoftware Engineer2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  5. HyperbeeAISoftware Engineer2024San Francisco Bay Area
  6. RippleResearcher2024San Francisco Bay Area
  7. University of California, San FranciscoML Researcher2024
  8. Token Finansal TeknolojilerSoftware Engineer2023 — 2024
  9. UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)Course Staff2023
  10. The Mango JellySoftware Developer2023San Francisco, California, United States
  11. RoundedSoftware Engineer2022 — 2023

Skills & more

Languages English · Spanish · Turkish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Haluk Cem Demirhan?
Haluk Demirhan is co-founder and CTO of Cascade. He previously worked on production monitoring infrastructure and scaling agent systems at Netflix and Amazon, and conducted research on AI agent memory and failure modes at UC Berkeley's AI Research Lab. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from UC Berkeley.
Where does Haluk Cem Demirhan work?
Haluk Cem Demirhan is Founder of Cascade.
What companies did Haluk Cem Demirhan found?
Haluk Cem Demirhan founded Cascade.
Where did Haluk Cem Demirhan go to school?
Haluk Cem Demirhan studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science); İstanbul ENKA Okulları / ENKA Schools Istanbul (High School Diploma, Mathematics and Computer Science).

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Adam AlSayyadFounder at Cascade