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Matt Puchalski

Founder

Founder/CEO at Bucket Robotics

United States

FoundedBucket Robotics · YC

About

Matt Puchalski is founder and CEO of Bucket Robotics. He previously held roles at Stack AV, Latitude AI, and Argo AI, where he worked on autonomous vehicle deployment and integration in the United States and Germany.

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Matt Puchalski @lasermatts

quit unexpectedly then restart, the program and the marketing are the same https://t.co/m6lVJFS2sy

Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 3

Matt Puchalski @lasermatts

it's 5:00PM on a Sunday, do you know what your 3D printer is doing?

Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 5 · ⇄ 1

Matt Puchalski @lasermatts

Vibe CADing too scary? https://t.co/aeaTCNHoIo

Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 1

Founder/CEO at Bucket RoboticsYC S24

Intro paths

YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Bucket Robotics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Matt can intro founders to Bucket Robotics's investors below.

Bucket Robotics's investors · 2

468 CapitalY Combinator

Experience

  1. Bucket RoboticsFounder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  2. Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Stack AVStaff Autonomy Integration Engineer2023 — 2024
  4. Latitude AISenior Autonomy Integration Engineer2023Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  5. Argo AISenior Autonomy Integration Engineer2022 — 2023
  6. Argo AIHardware Integration Engineer2018 — 2022
  7. Uber Advanced Technologies GroupElectrical Verification Engineer Intern2017Greater Pittsburgh Region
  8. MichelinElectrical Engineering Co-op2014 — 2016Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area

Education

  1. Y Combinator2024
  2. Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  3. Red Bank Catholic High School

Skills & more

Start-up Ventures3Early Stage Investment3Engineering4Python (Programming Language)1Project Management1Solution ImplementationHardware EngineeringSystem Integration TestingRobotic DesignInventionResearchMatlab11
+12 moreTeam BuildingTeam EffectivenessRoboticsTest PlanningData AnalysisElectrical EngineeringShell ScriptingSolderingStart-upsCircuit DesignSalesMicrosoft Office

From Matt's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,464

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,458 more

Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology206

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures

+ 200 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Pioneer Fund56

Ganesh NayakFundraising and Capital Markets at Avataar Venture PartnersZach WaterfieldInvestor at Ripple VenturesNicholas GoldnerVenture Partner at Alix VenturesDave MessinaAdvisor at Harmonix FundMichael ZhaoPrincipal at Eniac VenturesSaad RizviChief Product Officer at Superlayer

+ 50 more

Also worked at Uber Advanced Technologies Group251

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures

+ 245 more

Also worked at Michelin4

Jean-Michel SéverinoInvestor at E3 CapitalMark JosephPartner at Early Light VenturesMatthieu Van Der ElstChief Impact Officer at Cathay InnovationJohn HooieInvestor at Forte Ventures