Find your path to Nico
3 people in our graph share verified history with Nico — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Jeff ZergerunlockedNico: together at Phykos, PBC (2020–2026)
Nico: together at Skyline Solar
Nico: together at Cool Earth Solar
About
Nico Julian is a mechanical engineer who has worked on marine satellite communications, solar energy ventures, and experimental projects at Google X.
Founder at PhykosYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Nico went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Phykos's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Nico can intro founders to Phykos's investors below.
Phykos's investors · 2
Co-founders at Phykos
JZ
Jeff ZergerFounder
Experience
- Phykos, PBCFounder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- X, the moonshot factoryStaff Engineer2013 — 2020Mountain View, California, United States
- Pract Engineering, LLCPrincipal and Cofounder2011 — 2013Emeryville, CA
- Skyline SolarSr. Manager of Tracking and Telemetry2009 — 2011Mountain View, CA
- Cool Earth SolarSenior Engineer2008 — 2009Livermore, CA
- Sea TelManager of Engineering2002 — 2007Concord, CA
- Magnetic Imaging Technologies, Inc.Technician and Designer1996 — 1998Durham, NC
- Team Minus Zero RoboticsCofounder1994 — 1996San Francisco, CA
Skills & more
Product Development19Solidworks8Renewable Energy13Engineering24Solar2Product Design13
From Nico's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nico Julian?
- Nico Julian is a mechanical engineer who has worked on marine satellite communications, solar energy ventures, and experimental projects at Google X.
- Where does Nico Julian work?
- Nico Julian is Founder of Phykos.
- What companies did Nico Julian found?
- Nico Julian founded Phykos.
- Where did Nico Julian go to school?
- Nico Julian studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Phykos, PBC1
Also worked at X, the moonshot factory86
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative VenturesAlice CheungPartner, Talent at S32Anisha MustiInvestor at Dorm RoomSteven WillingerGP at Blockchain BuildersMike McCauleyCo-founder & General Partner at Inovia Capital
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