Find your path to Josh
3 people in our graph share verified history with Josh — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Josh Schoeman is the founder of Hilstart, which works on making hardware development easier. His background spans mechanical and electrical development, including electric motor design, accelerated lifecycle testing, mechanical structures, cooling systems, hardware test rigs, design for manufacturing, wiring harnesses, race cars, and electronics debugging.
Founder at HilstartYC S26
Intro paths
Josh went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Hilstart's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Josh can intro founders to Hilstart's investors below.
Hilstart's investors · 1
Co-founders at Hilstart
Experience
- HILstart (YC S26)Co-Founder & COOcurrent2026 — present
- VessevDevelopment Engineer - Propulsion2025 — 2026
- ZeroJetPowertrain Development Engineer2023 — 2025
- ZeroJetMechatronics Engineer2022 — 2023
- ZeroJetIntern Mechatronics Engineer2021 — 2022
- The University of Auckland Formula SAE TeamHigh Voltage Design Lead2021 — 2022
- The University of Auckland Formula SAE TeamResearch and Development Lead2020 — 2022Auckland, New Zealand
- Southern PhotonicsHardware Engineering Intern2020 — 2021Auckland, New Zealand
- HalterHardware Engineer Intern (casual contract)2019 — 2021
- The University of Auckland Formula SAE TeamElectrical Engineering Team Member2019 — 2020
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Josh Schoeman?
- Josh Schoeman is the founder of Hilstart, which works on making hardware development easier. His background spans mechanical and electrical development, including electric motor design, accelerated lifecycle testing, mechanical structures, cooling systems, hardware test rigs, design for manufacturing, wiring harnesses, race cars, and electronics debugging.
- Where does Josh Schoeman work?
- Josh Schoeman is Founder of Hilstart.
- What companies did Josh Schoeman found?
- Josh Schoeman founded Hilstart.
- Where did Josh Schoeman go to school?
- Josh Schoeman studied at University of Auckland (Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BE(Hons), Mechanical Engineering).
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