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Lucas Switzer

Founder

Founder at Arcane

United States

FoundedArcane · YC

About

Lucas Switzer is a cofounder at Arcane AI, where he is building an AI-powered games platform. He previously worked at Meta on augmented reality glasses and generative AI projects.

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Founder at ArcaneYC W24

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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

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In turn, Lucas can intro founders to Arcane's investors below.

Arcane's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Arcane

RMRohan Mehta
Rohan MehtaFounder

Experience

  1. MetaAI Engineercurrent2026 — present
  2. OpenAIMember of Technical Staff2025 — 2026
  3. MetaStaff Software Engineer2024 — 2025
  4. Arcane (YC W24)Founder2023 — 2024
  5. MetaStaff Software Engineer2020 — 2023New York, United States
  6. FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2019New York, New York
  7. NVIDIASoftware Engineering Intern2019Santa Clara, California
  8. FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2018Menlo Park, California
  9. Assured Information Security (AIS)Penetration Testing Intern2017Rome, NY

Education

  1. Cornell UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science2016 — 2020
  2. Y Combinator

Skills & more

Languages English

From Lucas's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Cornell University mafia182

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan XueBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Andco +2Mada SegheteBSFounded Upside +1Natalia BakaevaData-Driven Marketing CertificateFounded cashew +1Euwyn PoonComputer ScienceFounded 3dot +1Phil YuenB.AFounded Aurabeat +1Daryl SewBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Certainly Health +1

+ 175 more

OpenAI mafia50

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sean GroveMember of Technical StaffFounded Linzumi +2Matt KrisiloffFounding Team MemberFounded Preventive +1Tanooj LuthraMember of Technical StaffFounded Elph +1Brian BrunnerMember of Technical StaffFounded DataShare +1Michael DAngeloMember of Technical StaffFounded PromptFoo +1Abhijeet DwivediStrategic Deployment / AI TransformationFounded Central +1

+ 43 more

Same school

Also attended Cornell University710

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

+ 704 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Meta282

Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 276 more

Also worked at OpenAI117

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalFraser KeltonInvestor at Spark CapitalArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalVeit MoellerVP, Brand & Design at ParadigmTarek WakedCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Type One Ventures

+ 111 more

Also worked at Arcane (YC W24)1

Rohan MehtaFounder at Arcane

Also worked at Facebook482

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution

+ 476 more