Where does Severin Smith work?

Severin Smith is Founder of Whirlscape.

What companies did Severin Smith found?

Severin Smith founded Whirlscape.

Where did Severin Smith go to school?

Severin Smith studied at Y Combinator; McGill University (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

Severin Smith

Founder

Founder at Whirlscape

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FoundedWhirlscape · YC

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About

Severin Smith is a collaborator at Parquette and previously served as Director of Hardware Engineering at HeadSpin. He co-founded Whirlscape (YC W14), the company behind the Minuum keyboard and Dango.

Founder at Whirlscape YC W14

Intro paths

Severin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Severin can intro founders to Whirlscape's investors below.

Whirlscape's investors · 3

BDC Venture CapitalMontreal · $365K – $25.6M checks FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Whirlscape

Will WalmsleyFounder/CEO

Experience

HeadSpinVice President Hardware Engineering2022 — 2025Toronto, ON
HeadSpinDirector Of Hardware Engineering2019 — 2025
Untether AISoftware Engineer2018 — 2019Toronto, Canada Area
VariousHardware and Software Freelance2018Toronto, Canada Area
Whirlscape Inc.Co-Founder2013 — 2018
SRE Lab, CIM, McGillResearch Assistant2009 — 2013
ESKI StudioElectronics Designer2011

Skills & more

firmware1pythonc2java1HTML 5javascript1arduino1Embedded Software4Python7electronics1programming1HCI2

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Severin Smith?: Severin Smith is a collaborator at Parquette and previously served as Director of Hardware Engineering at HeadSpin. He co-founded Whirlscape (YC W14), the company behind the Minuum keyboard and Dango.
Where does Severin Smith work?: Severin Smith is Founder of Whirlscape.
What companies did Severin Smith found?: Severin Smith founded Whirlscape.
Where did Severin Smith go to school?: Severin Smith studied at Y Combinator; McGill University (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

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