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Kevin Schaich

Founder

Founder, CEO at Darkgrade

Denver Metropolitan Area

FoundedDarkgrade · YC

About

Kevin Schaich is the founder and CEO of Darkgrade, which develops a protocol enabling large language models to interface directly with image sensors for visual understanding.

Founder, CEO at DarkgradeYC F24

Intro paths

YC

Kevin went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Kevin can intro founders to Darkgrade's investors below.

Darkgrade's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Experience

  1. Darkgrade (YC F24)Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. CoblocksCo-Founder, CEO2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  3. ArloFounding Engineer2023New York, New York, United States
  4. CogBaseFounding Engineer2023New York, New York, United States
  5. Palantir TechnologiesCommercial Enterprise Lead2022New York, New York, United States
  6. Palantir TechnologiesProject Lead2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  7. Palantir TechnologiesDeployment Strategist2019 — 2020New York, New York, United States
  8. Palantir TechnologiesTechnical Lead2018Detroit, Michigan, United States
  9. Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Engineer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. shopkickSoftware Engineering Intern2016San Francisco Bay Area
  11. WorkdaySoftware Engineering Intern2015San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Amply LabsCo-Founder & Vice President of Engineering2014 — 2015Ithaca, New York Area

Education

  1. Y CombinatorFounder2024
  2. Cornell UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science
  3. Norwin High SchoolHigh School

Skills & more

PySpark2Python (Programming Language)2React.jsJava18Python17HTML10CSS7Photoshop11Bootstrap1JavaScript4Microsoft Office14HTML510
+12 moresklearnTypeScriptSoftware EngineeringTeam LeadershipLeadershipEntrepreneurshipGraphic DesignPhotographyProduct ManagementSoftware DevelopmentProject ManagementData Analysis

Languages Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

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Kevin Schaich founded Darkgrade.

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