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Owen Brake

Founder

Founder at Steinmetz

United States

FoundedSteinmetz Β· YC

30 Under 30 2026 Β· 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.

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Owen Brake @owenbrakes

AI has changed the hardware design game forever. For the last 40 years engineering has rewarded the specialist, Google or Lockheed would pay $500k salaries to the guy who knows how to do Labyrinth Seals for Turbomachinery or TCP BBR Kernel engineering. AI has effectively solved

Aug 1, 2026 Β· β™₯ 99 Β· ⇄ 1

Owen Brake @owenbrakes

How Ken Griffin be moving. https://t.co/YKaYWz8qAm https://t.co/woya2YSanK

Jul 31, 2026 Β· β™₯ 5

Owen Brake @owenbrakes

wow https://t.co/grechPrIq8

Jul 31, 2026 Β· β™₯ 56 Β· ⇄ 2

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Intro paths

YC

Owen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Steinmetz's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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

Steinmetz's investors Β· 5

468 CapitalMoth FundVocal VenturesY CombinatorZeno Ventures

Co-founders at Steinmetz

ECEthan Childerhose
Ethan ChilderhoseFounder

Experience

  1. SteinmetzChief Executive Officercurrent2024 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Empath (Stealth Neurotech)Head of Engineering2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. NeuralinkFirmware Engineer2023Fremont, California, United States
  4. Parallel SystemsMechatronics Engineer2022 β€” 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  5. AppleFirmware Engineer2021Santa Clara, California, United States
  6. TeslaDrive Inverter2021Palo Alto, California, United States
  7. Ford Motor CompanySoftware Engineer2020Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  8. GroupdeskSoftware Engineer2019Toronto, Canada Area

Education

  1. University of WaterlooBachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechatronics2019 β€” 2024
  2. Port Credit Secondary School2015 β€” 2019

Same school

Also attended University of Waterloo206

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC

+ 200 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Steinmetz1

Ethan ChilderhoseFounder at Steinmetz

Also worked at Neuralink13

Andy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32Abdo John HajjFounder of AJH Investments, a private investment office built for long-duration ownership.Randy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJChris ShanahanPrincipal at DFJMo El-BibanyGeneral Partner at Page One VenturesHisham ElhaddadManaging Partner at HOF Capital

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Also worked at Apple294

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesNicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applications

+ 288 more

Also worked at Tesla93

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners

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