About
Steven Segawa studied computer science at UC Berkeley and has worked as an ML engineer at Nvidia, Rivian, SoFi, and Intel, where he focused on model development and LLM fine-tuning. He is co-founder and CTO of Wedge.
Founder at WedgeYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Steven went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Wedge's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Steven can intro founders to Wedge's investors below.
Wedge's investors · 2
Co-founders at Wedge
DG
Devraj GopalFounder
Experience
- Wedge (YC S25)Co-Founder (CTO)current2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- NVIDIALead ML Data Scientist2025
- RivianAI/ML Engineer2024
- StealthAI Researcher2024
- SoFiAI/ML Engineer2024
- Intel CorporationMarketing Analyst2023
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)3Consulting6Leadership6
- Machine Learning Specialization — DeepLearning.AI
From Steven's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steven Segawa?
- Steven Segawa studied computer science at UC Berkeley and has worked as an ML engineer at Nvidia, Rivian, SoFi, and Intel, where he focused on model development and LLM fine-tuning. He is co-founder and CTO of Wedge.
- Where does Steven Segawa work?
- Steven Segawa is Founder of Wedge.
- What companies did Steven Segawa found?
- Steven Segawa founded Wedge.
- Where did Steven Segawa go to school?
- Steven Segawa studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Valencia High School.
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