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Jon Miller Schwartz

Founder

Co-founder & CEO at Ultra · Founder/CPO at Voodoo Manufacturing · Founder/CEO at Layer By Layer

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedLayer By Layer · YCUltra · YCVoodoo Manufacturing · YC

About

Jon Miller Schwartz has held engineering and product roles at several robotics and manufacturing companies, including Arena AI, Voodoo Manufacturing (YC W17), and Body Labs, and is currently building industrial robots at Ultra.

Co-founder & CEO at UltraYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Jon went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — 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 Ultra's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jon can intro founders to Ultra's investors below.

Ultra's investors · 2

NextView VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Ultra

MFMax Friefeld
Max FriefeldFounder
CPChetan Parthiban
Chetan ParthibanFounder

Founder/CPO at Voodoo ManufacturingYC W17

Intro paths

YC

Jon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jon can intro founders to Voodoo Manufacturing's investors below.

Voodoo Manufacturing's investors · 3

General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2017Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2017Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Voodoo Manufacturing

MFMax Friefeld
Max FriefeldFounder/CEO
PDPatrick Deem
Patrick DeemFounder/CFO / Head of Business Development
OO
Oliver OrtliebExecutive Officer, Promoter

Founder/CEO at Layer By LayerYC S13

Intro paths

YC

Jon went through Y Combinator (Summer 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jon can intro founders to Layer By Layer's investors below.

Layer By Layer's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Layer By Layer

MFMax Friefeld
Max FriefeldFounder

Experience

  1. UltraCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. ArenaProduct Lead, Applied AI2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  3. Voodoo ManufacturingCo-Founder & Chief Product Officer2015 — 2020Brooklyn, NY
  4. Body LabsDirector of Product2014 — 2015New York, NY
  5. MakerBot®Product Manager, Special Projects2014Brooklyn, NY
  6. Layer By LayerCo-Founder & CEO2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Matlab22SolidWorks2Embedded Systems1Start-ups153D Printing7Entrepreneurship9Product Management4Rapid Prototyping2Robotics2Research3CADBusiness Strategy1
+7 moreAdditive ManufacturingSoftware DevelopmentFundraising3D ScanningProduct DevelopmentProduct DesignManagement

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jon Miller Schwartz?
Jon Miller Schwartz has held engineering and product roles at several robotics and manufacturing companies, including Arena AI, Voodoo Manufacturing (YC W17), and Body Labs, and is currently building industrial robots at Ultra.
Where does Jon Miller Schwartz work?
Jon Miller Schwartz is Founder/CEO of Layer By Layer and Co-founder & CEO at Ultra and Founder/CPO at Voodoo Manufacturing.
What companies did Jon Miller Schwartz found?
Jon Miller Schwartz founded Layer By Layer, Ultra, Voodoo Manufacturing.
Where did Jon Miller Schwartz go to school?
Jon Miller Schwartz studied at Harvey Mudd College (BS, Engineering); Y Combinator (Layer By Layer (S13) & Voodoo Manufacturing (W17)); High School for Math, Science and Engineering at CCNY.

Founder mafias

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Harvey Mudd College mafia20

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MakerBot mafia4

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Ultra mafia3

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Same school

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Shared employers

Also worked at Ultra4

Lee HowerCo-founder and Partner at NextView VenturesMax FriefeldFounder at Layer By LayerDavid MackFounder/CTO at SketchDeckChetan ParthibanFounder at Ultra

Also worked at Arena8

Stephen WillsonManaging Partner at Unilever VenturesMike MortensenAdvisory Partner at StratMindsAlex DermerSenior Advisor at Fifth Down CapitalAlda DennisGeneral Partner at Initialized CapitalAaron ZelingerCo-Founder at ClosureDavid MackFounder/CTO at SketchDeck

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Also worked at Voodoo Manufacturing3

Patrick DeemPrincipal at Aquarian HoldingsPatrick DeemInvestor at Orange DAOMax FriefeldFounder at Layer By Layer

Also worked at MakerBot®4

Patrick DeemPrincipal at Aquarian HoldingsPatrick DeemInvestor at Orange DAOMax FriefeldFounder at Layer By LayerNoah LevyFounder at Nine Fives