About
Luke Igel graduated from MIT in 2023 and has worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, SpaceX, Slack, and other technology organizations.
Founder at Kino AIYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Luke went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β the partner who ran Kino AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Luke can intro founders to Kino AI's investors below.
Kino AI's investors Β· 2
Experience
- Kino AICo-Foundercurrent2023 β present
- SpaceXStarlink Software Intern2021Redmond, Washington, United States
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRobotics Software Intern2021
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Undergraduate Computer Vision Researcher2020 β 2021
- Common Sense MachinesArtificial Intelligence Intern2020 β 2021
- MIT DriverlessPerception Subteam Engineer2019 β 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts
- SlackSoftware Engineering Intern2020San Francisco, California
- TotemicSoftware Engineering Intern2019Palo Alto, California
- WearAmICo-Founder2017 β 2018
- StudentRNDRegional Manager2016 β 2018Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Advice for your DeviceFounder2016 β 2018Minnesota
- LaunchX: High School Entrepreneurship ProgramsStudent Entrepreneur2017
- MixPixiConsultant2016Minnesota
- Licks UnlimitedEmployee2015Excelsior, Minnesota
Skills & more
App Development13Management12Hackathon Planning13Java7Leadership9Research6Project Management9CSS6HTML6Javascript5Server Architecture3Computer Science8
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Computer ProgrammingEntrepreneurshipPhotoshopWeb DesignIonicAngularJSPythonPodcastingEvent ManagementLanguages English Β· Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luke Igel?
- Luke Igel graduated from MIT in 2023 and has worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, SpaceX, Slack, and other technology organizations.
- Where does Luke Igel work?
- Luke Igel is Founder of Kino AI.
- What companies did Luke Igel found?
- Luke Igel founded Kino AI.
- Where did Luke Igel go to school?
- Luke Igel studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Y Combinator (Founder); Providence Academy - Plymouth, MN (Middle School, High School).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co.Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Drew HoustonBSFounded Dropbox +1Arash FerdowsiComputer ScienceFounded Dropbox
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Also attended Providence Academy - Plymouth, MN1
Shared employers
Also worked at SpaceX148
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAsanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VCJustin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCGarry HillInvestment at Makers FundHelen LiangFounder & General Partner at FoundersX Ventures
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Also worked at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory79
Frank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsKevin DunlapCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate VenturesRoger CarterVP of Engineering at Prime Movers LabAndrew ChanFounder Β· Managing Partner at Atas VCShalini HauptAssociate at Clocktower VenturesGeorge UgrasGeneral Partner at AV8 Ventures
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Also worked at MIT Driverless6
Also worked at Slack55
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrCal HendersonCo-founder & CTO of SlackDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Neha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture Partners
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