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Seungmin Hong

Founder

Founder at Simantic

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedSimantic · YC

About

Seungmin Hong is a computer engineer who previously worked as a firmware engineer at Tesla, Simbe Robotics, and Rapyuta Robotics, and in machine learning at Ericsson. He holds a BASc in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is currently founder of Simantic.

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Seungmin Hong @shong0504

Are there any YC S26 founders with an Avalon Dogpatch lease that are willing to consider a sublease with us?

Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 3

Seungmin Hong @shong0504

Folks, today I have returned to my hometown of Ottawa. The best thing about Ottawa is no one is larping. In fact, no one’s really doing anything here. Just perfectly mediocre. Honestly a pretty good life if you ask me. https://t.co/0Ov0f67BuB

Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 31

Seungmin Hong @shong0504

If you’re going to email or DM me asking for a job, STOP TELLING ME YOU’LL WORK 7-DAYS A WEEK FOR FREE. Saying that doesn’t give me confidence in your above to meaningfully contribute, and I learned early on that free labor is more of a liability than an asset. I also think

Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 85 · ⇄ 3

Founder at SimanticYC F26

Intro paths

YC

Seungmin went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Simantic's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Seungmin can intro founders to Simantic's investors below.

Simantic's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Simantic

ASAhnaf Shahriar
Ahnaf ShahriarFounder

Experience

  1. Simantic (YC F26)Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. SimbeFirmware Engineer2025South San Francisco, CA
  3. TeslaFirmware Engineer - Keys and Authentication2025Palo Alto, CA
  4. University of WaterlooUndergraduate Research Assistant2024Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  5. Rapyuta RoboticsEmbedded Systems Engineer2024Tokyo, Japan
  6. Rapyuta RoboticsSystem Integration Engineer2023 — 2024Tokyo, Japan
  7. Electrium MobilityFirmware Team Member2023Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  8. TeslaFirmware Engineer - New Programs Engineering2022 — 2023Fremont, CA
  9. EricssonSoftware Developer2022Ottawa, ON
  10. Waterloo Aerial Robotics GroupElectrical Team Member2021 — 2022Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  11. EricssonSoftware Developer2019Ottawa, ON
  12. Tommy HilfigerSales Associate2018 — 2019Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Education

  1. University of WaterlooBachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Engineering2020 — 2026
  2. Y CombinatorF26
  3. LeapYear
  4. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyElectrical and Electronics Engineering
  5. West Carleton Secondary SchoolHigh School Diploma2016 — 2020

Skills & more

JapaneseFreeRTOSSTM32Robot Operating System (ROS)Scikit-LearnConcept DevelopmentSoftware Prototyping1Altium DesignerKeil uVisionReal-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)DockerHTML
+4 moreEmbedded SystemsPython (Programming Language)c++C (Programming Language)

Languages English · Japanese · Korean

  • 2nd Dan Black Belt — KUKKIWON
  • Standard First Aid, CPR and AED — St. John Ambulance Canada | Ambulance Saint-Jean

From Seungmin's professional profile.

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

Also attended Y Combinator1,464

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,458 more

Also attended LeapYear5

Arya MarwahaFounder & CEO at ContrarioAditya SoodFounder at ContrarioZarif AzherFounder at Nexa LabsJanak SunilCo-Founder at Specific LabsAjay MisraFounder at o11

Also attended Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology21

Thorben RothePartner - Venture at Iris CapitalOhsang KwonPartner at SazzeJosh JungPrincipal at Z Venture CapitalArchi KongManaging Partner at Asia2G CapitalMinjoo KimPrincipal at Storm VenturesChris SonnenbergPartner and Co-Founder at Innovation Industries

+ 15 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Simbe5

Ryan GembalaFounder & Managing Partner at Pathbreaker VenturesAidan Madigan-CurtisPartner at Eclipse VenturesDavid PakmanManaging Partner, Head of Venture Investing at CoinFundJuan Luis LeungliInvestor at Tectonic VenturesShivani MouleeswaranFounder at Ember Robotics

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

+ 87 more

Also worked at University of Waterloo35

Rohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalKartik TalwarGeneral Partner at A.Capital VenturesLeah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VCInshaal QadirAnalyst at Panache VenturesJacob GeorgeDirector of Product at Founders FactoryNelson SwitzerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Climate Innovation Capital

+ 29 more

Also worked at Rapyuta Robotics1

Joel RoosInvestor at Backbone Ventures