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Haluk Cem Demirhan

Founder

CTO at Cascade

United States

FoundedCascade · YC

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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.

CTO at CascadeYC W26

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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 · 14

Amplify.LALos Angeles · $500K – $5M checksExpon CapitalLuxembourg · $550K – $1.6M checksFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksGaorong VenturesGeorge Town, Grand CaymanGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksHOF CapitalNew York · $500K – $10M checksImpression VenturesToronto · $2M checksPhosphor CapitalRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSpot VCNewarkSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Cascade

AAAdam AlSayyad
Adam AlSayyadCEO
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Ana-Maria ConstantinFounder
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Pulak GoyalFounder

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 CTO of Cascade.
What companies did Haluk Cem Demirhan found?
Haluk Cem Demirhan founded Cascade.

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