Where does Owen Brake work?

Owen Brake is Founder of Steinmetz.

Where did Owen Brake go to school?

Owen Brake studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechatronics); Port Credit Secondary School.

Owen Brake

Founder

Founder at Steinmetz

United States

FoundedSteinmetz · YC

30 Under 30 2026 · Transportation & Aerospace

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.

Founder at Steinmetz YC 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 ↗

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In turn, Owen can intro founders to Steinmetz's investors below.

Steinmetz's investors · 5

468 CapitalBerlin Moth FundSan Francisco Vocal Ventures Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025 Zeno VenturesGeneva

Co-founders at Steinmetz

Ethan ChilderhoseFounder

Experience

SteinmetzChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Empath (Stealth Neurotech)Head of Engineering2024San Francisco Bay Area
NeuralinkFirmware Engineer2023Fremont, California, United States
Parallel SystemsMechatronics Engineer2022 — 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
AppleFirmware Engineer2021Santa Clara, California, United States
TeslaDrive Inverter2021Palo Alto, California, United States
Ford Motor CompanySoftware Engineer2020Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
GroupdeskSoftware Engineer2019Toronto, Canada Area

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 Founder of Steinmetz.
What companies did Owen Brake found?: Owen Brake founded Steinmetz.
Where did Owen Brake go to school?: Owen Brake studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechatronics); Port Credit Secondary School.