Stephan Koenigstorfer
FounderFounder at Lightberry
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedLightberry · YC
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About
Stephan Koenigstorfer is the founder of Lightberry, which develops AI software enabling robots to understand and respond to voice commands, allowing users to control robots through conversation rather than traditional coding.
Founder at LightberryYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Stephan went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Lightberry's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at Lightberry
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Ali AttarFounder
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Stephan WolskiFounder/Head of Robotics
Experience
- LightberryFoundercurrent2025 — present
- DeloitteConsultant - Quantitative Finance2024 — 2025Berlin, Germany
- BNP Paribas Personal InvestorsJunior Consultant2024
- Collège des IngénieursMBA Fellow / Junior Consultant2024
- Technical University of MunichPostdoctoral Researcher2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Technical University of MunichPHD Student2019 — 2023Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- LoopCo-Founder2016 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- mathscon.Sponsorship Manager2016 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- Imperial College LondonUndergraduate Researcher - FoNS MAD - Imperial College2016London Area, United Kingdom
- Bain & CompanyMarket Analyst Intern2014Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- voestalpineFerialpraktikant2014Linz, Austria
- Johannes Keppler UniversityResearch Intern2014Linz, Austria
- Red Devils Ski SchoolSki Instructor2013 — 2014Kitzbühel, Austria
- Landestheater LinzChild Actor2008 — 2011Linz, Austria
Skills & more
EnglishProblem SolvingSkilled Multi-taskerTeamworkCommunicationLeadership1Strategic Planning1Management2Public Speaking1Analytical SkillsEconomicsStatistical Analysis
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Financial DataData VisualizationMicrosoft WordPhysicsQuantitative FinanceMonte Carlo SimulationOptimizationData PreparationStatisticsMathematicsData ScienceComputer Science- Quantitative Finance & Algorithmic Trading in Python — Udemy
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- Who is Stephan Koenigstorfer?
- Stephan Koenigstorfer is the founder of Lightberry, which develops AI software enabling robots to understand and respond to voice commands, allowing users to control robots through conversation rather than traditional coding.
- Where does Stephan Koenigstorfer work?
- Stephan Koenigstorfer is Founder of Lightberry.
- What companies did Stephan Koenigstorfer found?
- Stephan Koenigstorfer founded Lightberry.
- Where did Stephan Koenigstorfer go to school?
- Stephan Koenigstorfer studied at Y Combinator; Collège des Ingénieurs (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management); Technical University of Munich (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lightberry3
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Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesRaychel BailonVP of Finance at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at Investinor
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Paula SchultheissSenior Associate at AN Venture PartnersAriel GolanInvestment Director at Bayern KapitalEduardo PalmaAssociate at 415 CapitalBen ScheidtPartner at RedstoneSebastian SchuonCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALJoanna SorokaInvestment Partner at Hitachi Ventures
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