About
Luke Shiels founded Interfere, a Y Combinator S25 company developing software aimed at reducing time spent on bug fixes and improving product visibility across technical and non-technical teams.
Founder & CEO at InterfereYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Luke went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) 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 Interfere's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Luke can intro founders to Interfere's investors below.
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Experience
- Interfere (YC S25)Founder & CEOcurrent2025 β presentNew York, United States
- DelphiFounding Design Engineer2024 β 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- TabsFounding Product Engineer2023 β 2024New York, United States
Skills & more
Flight TrainingCommercial Aviation
Languages English Β· Irish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luke Shiels?
- Luke Shiels founded Interfere, a Y Combinator S25 company developing software aimed at reducing time spent on bug fixes and improving product visibility across technical and non-technical teams.
- Where does Luke Shiels work?
- Luke Shiels is Founder & CEO of Interfere.
- What companies did Luke Shiels found?
- Luke Shiels founded Interfere.
- Where did Luke Shiels go to school?
- Luke Shiels studied at Y Combinator; European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA CPL ME/IR PBN - Ab-Initio/Integrated, Airline/Commercial).
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