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Koji Intlekofer

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Founder/COO at Viacycle

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedViacycle · YC

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10,534 people in our graph share verified history with Koji — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Erik BensonunlockedKoji: together at Carbon Robotics (2025–2026)
×2Koji: together at Philips Oral Healthcare
×7Koji: together at YC S12
×2Koji: together at Ford Motor

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

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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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Viacycle's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Viacycle

KAKyle Azevedo
Kyle AzevedoFounder/CEO
SDSid Doshi
Sid DoshiFounder/CTO
YRYuriy Romaniw
Yuriy RomaniwFounder/Hardware Design and Fabrication Engineer

Experience

  1. Carbon RoboticsManager, Productcurrent2026 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. Carbon RoboticsSenior Product Managercurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  3. Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2019 — present
  4. RidecellDirector Solutions Engineering2022 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  5. Shift LabsCo-Founder / Chief Technology Officer2013 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
  6. viaCycleCo-Founder / Chief Operating Officer2009 — 2013Seattle, WA / Atlanta, GA
  7. Philips Oral HealthcareFunction Engineer2009 — 2012Bothell, WA
  8. Ford Motor CompanySustainable Business Strategies2009
  9. Institute for Human and Machine CognitionResearcher2007

Skills & more

Executive LeadershipOperations ManagementProduct ManagementTechnical LeadershipNew Product IntroductionStatistics2Product Design5Mechatronics1Design for Manufacturing1Design of Experiments1Engineering Management1Mechanical Engineering2
+10 moreProduct 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)).

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