About
Jake Stevens is a cofounder at Luminal, which develops automated GPU kernel generation for machine learning models. He previously worked at Apple.
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- j•••@luminal.comreveal75% confident
Founder at LuminalYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Jake went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — 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 Luminal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Jake can intro founders to Luminal's investors below.
Luminal's investors · 3
Co-founders at Luminal
JF
Joe FiotiFounder / CEO
MG
Matthew GuntonFounder
Experience
- Luminal (YC S25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- EnovoneHead of Growth2024 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- Delight RewardsCo-Founder2020 — 2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
- PaybleCo-Founder2018 — 2020
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyCalculus I TA2018
- AppleCamera Architecture Intern2018Cupertino, California
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyCalculus II TA2018Rochester, New York Area
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyStats for Imaging TA2018Rochester, New York
- Aeroptic, LLCSystems Engineering Intern2017Greater Boston Area
- Convergent Audio TechnologyElectrical Engineering Intern2014 — 2015Rush, New York
Skills & more
Python10Image Processing10Remote Sensing7Systems Engineering43D Printing2Calibration2LabVIEW2Matlab3Microsoft Excel2C++2SolidWorks2Microsoft Office4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jake Stevens?
- Jake Stevens is a cofounder at Luminal, which develops automated GPU kernel generation for machine learning models. He previously worked at Apple.
- Where does Jake Stevens work?
- Jake Stevens is Founder of Luminal.
- What companies did Jake Stevens found?
- Jake Stevens founded Luminal.
- Where did Jake Stevens go to school?
- Jake Stevens studied at Y Combinator (S25); Rochester Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Major imaging science).
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