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Jake Loosararian

Founder

Founder at Gecko Robotics

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

FoundedGecko Robotics · YC

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About

Jake Loosararian is co-founder and CEO of Gecko Robotics.

Founder at Gecko RoboticsYC W16

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Jake went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Gecko Robotics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Gecko Robotics's investors · 52

10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checks10x GroupMünchenAccenture VenturesSan FranciscoACE & CompanyGenevaAlpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checksBase Venture Management, Inc.Oakland · $100K – $700K checksBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcNew York · $300K checksCapitoriaCoda capitalChicagoCox EnterprisesAtlantaCrosstimbers Capital GroupHoustonCubit CapitalDallas · $500K – $3M checks · since 2023Da Vinci CapitalLondon · $10M – $20M checksDisruptiveDallas · since 2023Drive CapitalColumbus · $5M – $30M checks · since 2019Fifth Down CapitalDoverFirehunterDenverFormula VCYerevan · $100K – $1M checksFoundersSan Francisco · $250K checks · since 2025Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Four CitiesNewtonFriends Family CapitalSilicon ValleyFundersClubSan Francisco · $290K checksGarage CapitalWaterlooGranatus VenturesYerevanHemisphere Ventures LLCMckinneyHouston Angel NetworkHoustonInnova Capital Partners, LLCJoe LonsdaleMark Cuban CompaniesDallasMarlinspike PartnersArlingtonMicroVenturesAustin · $150K – $1M checksMilkbox PartnersNew YorkModerne VenturesChicago · $100K – $7M checksMVP VenturesChicagoNearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.TorontoNext47Palo AltoPalumni VCMiami · $127K checksPrime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checks · since 2025S2 CapitalSan FranciscoSCM AdvisorsSnowpointPalm BeachSnowPoint VenturesWest Palm BeachSocium VenturesAtlanta · $3M – $25M checksSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSP Investment FundStrategxy Ventures LLCBeverly Hills · $1M – $5M checksThe Westly GroupMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2018ThirdbaseNew YorkU.S. Air Forcesince 2019XYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Gecko Robotics

TDTroy Demmer

Experience

  1. Gecko Robotics, Inc.Founder & Chief Executive Officercurrent2013 — presentRobo-burgh, NYC, Boston, Abu Dhabi, Houston, Washington DC
  2. Grove City CollegePresident of the IEEE2012 — 2013
  3. Grove City CollegeCo-Founder of TeamGCC (Nonprofit)2011 — 2012United States

Skills & more

Microsoft Office35Matlab29WordPress7Facebook5C++4Engineering44Public Relations8Blogging5Entrepreneurship7Product Development4Product Management3Team Leadership14
+11 moreTeamworkLeadershipMotivational SpeakingCollaborative Problem SolvingPublic SpeakingManagementFast LearnerInnovationHighly AmbitiousMotivated self-starterIntuition

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jake Loosararian?
Jake Loosararian is co-founder and CEO of Gecko Robotics.
Where does Jake Loosararian work?
Jake Loosararian is Founder of Gecko Robotics.
What companies did Jake Loosararian found?
Jake Loosararian founded Gecko Robotics.
Where did Jake Loosararian go to school?
Jake Loosararian studied at Grove City College (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical Engineering); St. Edwards School (Cheltenham, England: GCSEs and A-levels).

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