About
Het Dave is a co-founder at Andustry with background in mathematics, computer science, and robotics.
Founder at AndustryYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Het 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 Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Andustry's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Het can intro founders to Andustry's investors below.
Andustry's investors · 1
Co-founders at Andustry
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Johann StürkenFounder
Experience
- Andustry (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Aries GlobalEngineering2025 — 2026
- FINNAI & Engineering2025
- FINNAI & Engineering2024 — 2025
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenUndergraduate Teaching Assistant2024
- BMW GroupProduct2024
- Stealth StartupEngineering2024
- AmazonEngineering2023 — 2024
- CHECK24 Vergleichsportal GmbHProduct2023 — 2024
- SiemensResearch2023 — 2024
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenUndergraduate Teaching Assistant2023
- TUM Venture LabsStrategy2023
- FINNEngineering2023
- FINNEngineering2022
- deskbirdStrategy2022
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Het Dave?
- Het Dave is a co-founder at Andustry with background in mathematics, computer science, and robotics.
- Where does Het Dave work?
- Het Dave is Founder of Andustry.
- What companies did Het Dave found?
- Het Dave founded Andustry.
- Where did Het Dave go to school?
- Het Dave studied at Y Combinator; Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM); Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science + Statistics).
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