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About
Owen Brake studied mechatronics engineering at the University of Waterloo and led the Formula Electric team. He has held engineering roles at Tesla (motor controllers), Neuralink, Apple, Parallel Systems, and Ford, with experience in brake systems, RF compliance, and large-scale database architecture.
CEO at SteinmetzYC W25
Intro paths
Owen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Steinmetz's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Owen can intro founders to Steinmetz's investors below.
Steinmetz's investors · 9
Co-founders at Steinmetz
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Owen Brake?
- Owen Brake studied mechatronics engineering at the University of Waterloo and led the Formula Electric team. He has held engineering roles at Tesla (motor controllers), Neuralink, Apple, Parallel Systems, and Ford, with experience in brake systems, RF compliance, and large-scale database architecture.
- Where does Owen Brake work?
- Owen Brake is CEO of Steinmetz.
- What companies did Owen Brake found?
- Owen Brake founded Steinmetz.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Apple mafia441
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University of Waterloo mafia428
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Tesla mafia188
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Ford Motor mafia72
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