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Shelby Bons

Founder

Founder at Feldy

Denver Metropolitan Area

FoundedFeldy · YC

About

Shelby Bons is co-founder and CTO of Aether Energy. She previously worked at Sunrun and Voltaiq in software engineering and machine learning applied to physical systems, and holds a degree in Materials Science and Engineering from UC Berkeley.

Founder at FeldyYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Shelby went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Feldy's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Shelby can intro founders to Feldy's investors below.

Feldy's investors · 8

AP VenturesLondon · since 2026CDP Venture CapitalRome · since 2026Chevron Technology VenturesHouston · since 2026Eni NextBoston · since 2026Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026TechEnergy VenturesBuenos Aires · since 2026Xora Innovation Pte LtdSingapore · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Feldy

ZSZayne Sagar
Zayne SagarFounder

Experience

  1. FeldyFoundercurrent2026 — present
  2. Aether (YC W24)Founder, CTO2023 — 2026
  3. VoltaiqData Science / ML Engineer2021 — 2023
  4. PearsonAI Software Engineer2020 — 2021Denver Metropolitan Area
  5. Dolby LaboratoriesSoftware Engineer, Compression2020Sunnyvale, California, United States
  6. SunrunData Scientist2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. University of California Pavement Research CenterData Scientist, Engineering Laboratory Assistant2018Richmond, California
  8. Fludia Smart Energy ComponentsSoftware Engineer, Intern2017Paris Area, France

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor's degree, Materials Science and Engineering2015 — 2019
  2. Lycee International de St. Germain-en-LayeHigh School Diploma, Paris2012 — 2015

Skills & more

Quality AssuranceData VisualizationAlgorithmsProgrammingMicrosoft SuitesMySQLPython (Programming Language)SQLRMATLABGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)

Languages English · French · Italian · Spanish

From Shelby's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Shelby Bons work?
Shelby Bons is Founder at Feldy.
What companies did Shelby Bons found?
Shelby Bons founded Feldy.

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