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Jonah Kaye

Founder

Founder at Floracene

New York, New York, United States

FoundedFloracene · YC

About

Jonah Kaye was a Tech Lead at Palantir and Founding Engineer at Metriport, a Y Combinator S22 company. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Philosophy from the University of Chicago and is now founding Floracene.

Founder at FloraceneYC S26

Intro paths

YC

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

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

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In turn, Jonah can intro founders to Floracene's investors below.

Floracene's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Floracene

AKAsaph Kupferman
Asaph KupfermanFounder

Experience

  1. Palantir TechnologiesTechnical Lead, Healthcare2026New York, United States
  2. Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Engineer2024 — 2026New York, United States
  3. MetriportFounding Engineer2023 — 2024New York, United States
  4. Searchable HealthFounder2023
  5. Banyan StorageSoftware Engineer2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. University of ChicagoResearch Assistant Chicago Text Lab2020 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
  7. READ-COOP SCEResearch Assistant2020Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
  8. University of ChicagoResearch Assistant at Huang Lab Molecular Engineering2019Chicago, Illinois, United States

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)2Java2C2Natural Language Processing (NLP)1Teaching1
  • Ontario Boaters License — Transport Canada - Transports Canada

From Jonah's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jonah Kaye?
Jonah Kaye was a Tech Lead at Palantir and Founding Engineer at Metriport, a Y Combinator S22 company. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Philosophy from the University of Chicago and is now founding Floracene.
Where does Jonah Kaye work?
Jonah Kaye is Founder of Floracene.
What companies did Jonah Kaye found?
Jonah Kaye founded Floracene.
Where did Jonah Kaye go to school?
Jonah Kaye studied at University of Chicago (Bachelor, Computer Science and Philosophy); Shalhevet High School (High School Diploma).

Founder mafias

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University of Chicago mafia102

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Metriport mafia2

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Same school

Also attended University of Chicago478

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalMaria HeyenInvestor at LightbankJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Palantir Technologies232

Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC; co-founder of Palantir and AddeparTrae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also worked at Metriport3

Ruben FiszelFounder at WindmillDima GoncharovFounder at MetriportColin ElsingaFounder at Metriport

Also worked at University of Chicago90

Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay RowlandInvestment Associate at Mission BiocapitalCorey RitterPartner at ARCH Venture PartnersPeter MintunAssociate at ARCH Venture PartnersSu FuAffiliate at ARCH Venture PartnersGordon RausserAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture Partners

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