About
Noah Yin graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in computer science and worked on machine learning applications at Amazon Maps. He has also conducted machine learning research on COVID-19 classification at Columbia and co-published several applications.
Founder at PollenYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Noah went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Pollen's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Noah can intro founders to Pollen's investors below.
Pollen's investors · 3
Co-founders at Pollen
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Aldrin OngFounder
JY
Jeffrey YumFounder
Experience
- Pollen (YC W26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- MDBPresident2024 — 2025
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2024Bellevue, Washington, United States
- UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)Course Staff2023 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
- UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)Research Software Engineer2023Berkeley, California, United States
- Berkeley SkyDeckFrontend Software Engineer2023Berkeley, California, United States
- Columbia University Biomedical EngineeringMachine Learning Researcher2022New York, New York, United States
Skills & more
Agile Project Management1Express.js1MongoDBMongoose ODMReact HooksUser Experience Design (UED)Collaborative LeadershipPresentation SkillsNode.jsREST APIsProduct Management1React.js
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Client RelationsTeam LeadershipC (Programming Language)RISC-VTeachingAndroidWearable TechnologyTensorFlowGoogle App EnginePython (Programming Language)FlaskMATLABFrom Noah's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Noah Yin?
- Noah Yin graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in computer science and worked on machine learning applications at Amazon Maps. He has also conducted machine learning research on COVID-19 classification at Columbia and co-published several applications.
- Where does Noah Yin work?
- Noah Yin is Founder of Pollen.
- What companies did Noah Yin found?
- Noah Yin founded Pollen.
- Where did Noah Yin go to school?
- Noah Yin studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science); Irvington High School (High School Diploma).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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University of California, Berkeley mafia538
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve WozniakBSFounded AppleTony XuB.S.Founded DoorDashAravind SrinivasDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PerplexityAli GhodsiPost-docFounded DatabricksRyan PetersenBAFounded FlexportDavid FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pollen (YC W26)2
Also worked at MDB4
Also worked at Amazon645
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also worked at UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)32
Yersultan SaparInvestor at FEBE VenturesYuka IkarashiInvestor at E14 FundTommy HangInvestor at ArchetypeWeikeng ChenResearch Partner at L2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)Arvind VivekanandanScout at LvlUp VenturesKevin BunarjoFounder at Joon Health
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