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About
Martin Bocken is co-founder and CEO of HyLight with an engineering background and experience launching multiple entrepreneurial projects.
Co-founder & CEO at HyLightYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Martin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran HyLight's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Martin can intro founders to HyLight's investors below.
HyLight's investors · 8
Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2024Earth Venture CapitalKima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checks · since 2024MyAsiaVCSeattleRing CapitalParis · $540K – $16.2M checks · since 2024Spero VenturesBurlingame · $2M – $4M checks · since 2024Teampact.venturesY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023
Co-founders at HyLight
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Thomas LaporteCo-founder & CBO
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Josef RokusekCo-founder & CTO
Experience
- HyLightCEO & co-foundercurrent2023 — present
- HyLightCTO & co-founder2022 — 2023
- Y CombinatorCo-Founder at HyLight2023
- Berkeley SkyDeckCo-Founder at HyLight2022
- Banque de LuxembourgIT intern in mobile departement2021Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Junior Conseil UTTBusiness Manager2020 — 2021Région de Troyes, France
- Junior Conseil UTTBusiness Development Manager2019 — 2020Région de Troyes, France
- Tweseco-fondateur et CEO2018 — 2021Paris
- Genius UTTBuilder2018 — 2021troyes
- Accuride CorporationOperator2018La Chapelle Saint Luc
- Université de Technologie de TroyesChargé d'accueil aux relations internationales de l'UTT2018Région de Troyes, France
- Exploitation Agricole des DombesSalarié Agricole2016 — 2017Le Plantay
- FreelanceService d'assistance informatique2014 — 2016Région de Lyon, France
Skills & more
Entrepreneuriat16Airship16Gestion de projet16Management6Programmation3Parler en public5Travail d’équipe5Anglais2Sens de l’organisation2Gestion de projets3Service client3Microsoft Office4
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Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Premiere ProFinal Cut ProJavaHTMLcssMontage vidéoLanguages Allemand · Anglais · Chinois · Espagnol · Français
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Martin Bocken?
- Martin Bocken is co-founder and CEO of HyLight with an engineering background and experience launching multiple entrepreneurial projects.
- Where does Martin Bocken work?
- Martin Bocken is Co-founder & CEO of HyLight.
- What companies did Martin Bocken found?
- Martin Bocken founded HyLight.
- Where did Martin Bocken go to school?
- Martin Bocken studied at Y Combinator (Summer 23); University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley Skydeck, Entrepreneurship); Université de Technologie de Troyes (Diplôme d'ingénieur, Informatique et systèmes d'information).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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University of Adelaide mafia38
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Alisdair FaulknerMasters EngineeringFounded ThreatMetrix +1Simon ArkellFirst part of a degree inFounded Deep Lens +1David DaviesFounded Escavox +1Heath WellsBachelor Of CommerceFounded NuORDERDidier ElzingaBAFounded Culture AmpAnna RaptisB.ECFounded Amplifica Capital
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NEOMA Business School mafia18
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Benjamin CrocMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded BrioHR +1David RodriguezMaster’s degreeFounded Founders Forum +1Richard HoffmannDouble Degree - Master of Science (M.Sc.)Founded Monda +1Jonathan ParisotMaster Grande EcoleFounded ActiondeskRaphael GoldsztejnMaster in Management - Grande EcoleFounded weweb.ioKevin OhanaMsc in Management (Master Grande Ecole)Founded Joe
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Shanghai University mafia7
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Université de Technologie de Troyes mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Also attended Université de Technologie de Troyes3
Also attended AFS Intercultural Programs USA3
Shared employers
Also worked at HyLight3
Also worked at Y Combinator427
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
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Also worked at Berkeley SkyDeck119
Will McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauPeter GiordanoFormer Global Director GTM Strategy at Scale Venture PartnersKristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalLukas GenteleCEO, vCluster at EMERGENT VENTURESSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at FusionPatricia LiuInvestor at Inception Studio Capital
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