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Kanyes Thaker

Founder

President at Hyper

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedHyper · YCHyper · YC

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About

Kanyes Thaker is cofounder and president at Hyper. Previously, he led autonomy at Matic Robots and worked as a field development engineer at Snorkel AI. He holds a degree in computer science and mathematics from UC Berkeley (2021) and has prior experience in quantitative finance roles at Goldman Sachs and Point72.

President at HyperYC X26

Intro paths

YC

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

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

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Hyper's investors · 3

AV CapitalGeneral AdvanceY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Hyper

SSShalin Shah
Shalin ShahCEO

Founder at HyperYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Kanyes went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Kanyes can intro founders to Hyper's investors below.

Hyper's investors · 9

Four Acres CapitalNew York · $50K – $100K checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGood FriendsSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checksLachy GroomPioneerToronto, OntarioRipple VenturesToronto · $250K – $1M checksScript CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksStripeY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Hyper

BBBen Botvinick
Ben BotvinickFounder
SSShalin Shah
Shalin ShahFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kanyes Thaker?
Kanyes Thaker is cofounder and president at Hyper. Previously, he led autonomy at Matic Robots and worked as a field development engineer at Snorkel AI. He holds a degree in computer science and mathematics from UC Berkeley (2021) and has prior experience in quantitative finance roles at Goldman Sachs and Point72.
Where does Kanyes Thaker work?
Kanyes Thaker is Founder of Hyper.
What companies did Kanyes Thaker found?
Kanyes Thaker founded Hyper, Hyper.

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