Paul Shin
FounderFounder at F4 Industries
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedF4 Industries · YC
About
Paul Shin is CEO and co-founder of F4 Industries. He previously worked as a mechanical design engineer at Tesla, where he oversaw multiple CyberCab and SEMI production components and managed the global drive unit heat exchanger program. Earlier, he conducted research in liquid-bipropellant rocketry at the University of Arizona and UC Berkeley.
Founder at F4 IndustriesYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Paul went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — 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 F4 Industries's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Paul can intro founders to F4 Industries's investors below.
F4 Industries's investors · 2
Co-founders at F4 Industries
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Aidan CantuCTO & Co-Founder
Experience
- F4 Industries, Inc.CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- TeslaMechanical Design Engineer - Drive Unit Development2024 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- Alabama Rocketry AssociationChief Engineer & President - Liquid Bi-Propellant Rocket Team2020 — 2023University of Alabama
- Relativity SpaceMechanical Engineering2022Long Beach, California, United States
- General Atomics Aeronautical SystemsAdditive Manufacturing2021United States
- Space Enterprise at BerkeleySenior Propulsion Engineer2018 — 2020University of California, Berkeley
- Space Enterprise at BerkeleyCo-Founder & President2016 — 2020University of California, Berkeley
Skills & more
Project Management13Entrepreneurship12Marketing Strategy9Product Development6Rapid Prototyping33D Prototyping3TIG WeldingCNC ManufacturingSelective Laser Sintering (SLS)Leadership14Strategic Planning13Public Speaking10
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Interpersonal SkillsManagementLaser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF)Languages English · Korean · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Shin?
- Paul Shin is CEO and co-founder of F4 Industries. He previously worked as a mechanical design engineer at Tesla, where he oversaw multiple CyberCab and SEMI production components and managed the global drive unit heat exchanger program. Earlier, he conducted research in liquid-bipropellant rocketry at the University of Arizona and UC Berkeley.
- Where does Paul Shin work?
- Paul Shin is Founder of F4 Industries.
- What companies did Paul Shin found?
- Paul Shin founded F4 Industries.
- Where did Paul Shin go to school?
- Paul Shin studied at Y Combinator (S25 Batch); The University of Alabama (Mechanical Engineering); University of California, Berkeley (Molecular & Cell Biology: Developmental Genetics).
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