Find your path to Koji
11,394 people in our graph share verified history with Koji — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Sundeep PeechuunlockedKoji: together at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
×3Koji: together at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
×8Koji: together at Y Combinator
About
Koji Intlekofer is Manager, Product at Carbon Robotics and a two-time Y Combinator founder with more than 16 years of experience building hardware-integrated platforms across transportation, health, and connected systems. His work has included FDA-cleared medical devices, mobility platforms connected to fleet vehicles, and distributed IoT systems, spanning startup growth, enterprise integration, and regulated product launches.
Founder/COO at ViacycleYC S12
Intro paths
YC
Koji went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Koji can intro founders to Viacycle's investors below.
Viacycle's investors · 1
Co-founders at Viacycle
KA
Kyle AzevedoFounder/CEO
SD
Sid DoshiFounder/CTO
YR
Yuriy RomaniwFounder/Hardware Design and Fabrication Engineer
Experience
- Carbon RoboticsManager, Productcurrent2026 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Carbon RoboticsSenior Product Managercurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2019 — present
- RidecellDirector Solutions Engineering2022 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- Shift LabsCo-Founder / Chief Technology Officer2013 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
- viaCycleCo-Founder / Chief Operating Officer2009 — 2013Seattle, WA / Atlanta, GA
- Philips Oral HealthcareFunction Engineer2009 — 2012Bothell, WA
- Ford Motor CompanySustainable Business Strategies2009
- Institute for Human and Machine CognitionResearcher2007
Skills & more
Executive LeadershipOperations ManagementProduct ManagementTechnical LeadershipNew Product IntroductionStatistics2Product Design5Mechatronics1Design for Manufacturing1Design of Experiments1Engineering Management1Mechanical Engineering2
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Product DevelopmentEngineeringStart-upsEntrepreneurshipProject ManagementMatlabStrategyLeadershipProuct StrategyHardware and Software- An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Koji Intlekofer?
- Koji Intlekofer is Manager, Product at Carbon Robotics and a two-time Y Combinator founder with more than 16 years of experience building hardware-integrated platforms across transportation, health, and connected systems. His work has included FDA-cleared medical devices, mobility platforms connected to fleet vehicles, and distributed IoT systems, spanning startup growth, enterprise integration, and regulated product launches.
- Where does Koji Intlekofer work?
- Koji Intlekofer is Founder/COO of Viacycle.
- What companies did Koji Intlekofer found?
- Koji Intlekofer founded Viacycle.
- Where did Koji Intlekofer go to school?
- Koji Intlekofer studied at Y Combinator; Georgia Institute of Technology (M.S., Mechanical Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering (General Engineering)).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,218
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianAmbassador to the EastFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia364
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Neil UnderwoodBSFounded Canapi Ventures +2Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Bettina HeinMasters of Science in Computer ScienceFounded Juli +2Eduardo NeeterMBAFounded Atdc +2Jeff FlowersMS and BSFounded Carbonite +2Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Understudy Labs +1
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia351
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Max LevchinBSFounded PayPal +2Luke NosekBSFounded PayPalAnsuman SatpathyPhilosophyFounded Santa Ana +4Maria FardisB.S.Founded Iovance +2DeVaris BrownB.S.Founded Super Heroic +2Harish AgarwalB.S.Founded Nori +2
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Ridecell mafia5
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Nalin GuptaDivision Head + Director of Business Development (via acquisition of Auro)Founded Cignara +1Jit Ray ChowdhuryPrincipal Engineer - Autonomous DrivingFounded Auro RoboticsSuchit DubeyProduct DesignerFounded NarrativePaul. DryschVice President, Business Development and GM of APAC RegionFounded PreAct Technologies
Carbon Robotics mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology565
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign691
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCLuke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of GigafundSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Carbon Robotics7
John ConnorsManaging Partner at Ignition PartnersZenetta BurgerPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpErik BensonManaging Director at Voyager CapitalAustin GuyettePartner at Voyager CapitalJordan KretchmerSenior Partner at Outlander VCVamshi BalanagaFounder at Partcl
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Also worked at viaCycle2
Also worked at Philips Oral Healthcare185
Paul van OoikInvestment associate at NoaberLidwi van OsProgram & Office Support Officer at NoaberDaniel GrafGeneral Partner at redalpineRuben OsnabruggePartner & Chief Medical Officer at 415 CapitalNeelam DhawanTech Industry Trailblazer at SenseAI VenturesJoel CraterGeneral Partner at Cultivation Capital
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