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Jago Wahl-Schwentker

Founder

Founder at transload

San Francisco, California, United States

Foundedtransload · YC

About

Jago Wahl-Schwentker is co-founder and CTO of transload. He previously worked as the first software engineer at Veli, where he developed AI-based emergency alerting systems using sensor data and a Bluetooth localization product. He studied Computer Science at the Technical University of Munich.

Founder at transloadYC X26

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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

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In turn, Jago can intro founders to transload's investors below.

transload's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at transload

JSJulius Scheel
Julius ScheelFounder & CEO
NBNils Börner
Nils BörnerFounder

Experience

  1. transload (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. veliSoftware Engineer2024 — 2025Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  3. veliMaster Thesis Student2023 — 2024
  4. Digital Product School by UnternehmerTUMSoftware Engineer2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  5. Rohde & SchwarzWorking Student: Software Engineer2022 — 2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  6. Technical University of MunichTeaching Assistant: Operations Research2020 — 2021

Skills & more

Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jago Wahl-Schwentker?
Jago Wahl-Schwentker is co-founder and CTO of transload. He previously worked as the first software engineer at Veli, where he developed AI-based emergency alerting systems using sensor data and a Bluetooth localization product. He studied Computer Science at the Technical University of Munich.
Where does Jago Wahl-Schwentker work?
Jago Wahl-Schwentker is Founder of transload.
What companies did Jago Wahl-Schwentker found?
Jago Wahl-Schwentker founded transload.
Where did Jago Wahl-Schwentker go to school?
Jago Wahl-Schwentker studied at Y Combinator; Technical University of Munich (Master of Science - MS, Informatics (Computer Science)); Aalto University (Computer Science).

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