Where does Ilia Baranov work?

Ilia Baranov is Co-Founder & CTO of Polymath Robotics.

What companies did Ilia Baranov found?

Ilia Baranov founded Polymath Robotics.

Where did Ilia Baranov go to school?

Ilia Baranov studied at University of Waterloo (BASci, Electrical Engineering).

Ilia Baranov

Founder

Co-Founder & CTO at Polymath Robotics

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPolymath Robotics · YC

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152 people in our graph share verified history with Ilia — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Alex KolicichunlockedIlia: together at University of Waterloo (2008)

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Ilia: together at Clearpath Robotics

About

Co-founder and CTO of Polymath Robotics, which develops autonomy software for off-highway robots.

Co-Founder & CTO at Polymath Robotics YC S22

Intro paths

Ilia went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Polymath Robotics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ilia can intro founders to Polymath Robotics's investors below.

Polymath Robotics's investors · 6

Cathexis VenturesHouston · $250K – $1M checks Industrious VenturesDenver Thursday VenturesBrandon TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checks Undeterred CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $1M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Polymath Robotics

Stefan Seltz-AxmacherFounder

Experience

Polymath RoboticsCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
AmazonSoftware Development Manager2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Clearpath RoboticsEngineering Manager2015 — 2018Kitchener, Canada Area
Clearpath RoboticsSenior Electrical Designer2015Kitchener, Canada Area
Clearpath RoboticsElectrical Engineer2013 — 2015Kitchener, Ontario
Fluidigm CorporationElectrical Engineering Co-op2012 — 2013
Aeryon Labs IncRobotics Developer2011Waterloo
Aeryon Labs IncRobotics Developer2011
Clearpath RoboticsMobile Robotics R&D Specialist2010
Clearpath RoboticsMobile Robotics Electronics Specialist Co-op2010
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienneTTCS Engineer Co-op2009
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienneTTCS Engineer Co-op2009
Private clientTutor2008

Skills & more

Public Speaking1SLAMArtificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsPCB design17Electrical Engineering24C++28Embedded Systems25ROS (Robot Operating System)5Project Management3Engineering Management2Technical Writing

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Technical TrainingTestingAltium DesignerCircuit DesignSchematic CaptureElectronicsControl Systems DesignNI LabVIEWR&DMicrocontrollersSignal ProcessingEngineering

Languages English · French · Russian

OSRA Supporting Organization-2025 — Open Robotics

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ilia Baranov?: Co-founder and CTO of Polymath Robotics, which develops autonomy software for off-highway robots.
Where does Ilia Baranov work?: Ilia Baranov is Co-Founder & CTO of Polymath Robotics.
What companies did Ilia Baranov found?: Ilia Baranov founded Polymath Robotics.
Where did Ilia Baranov go to school?: Ilia Baranov studied at University of Waterloo (BASci, Electrical Engineering).

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Shared employers

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