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Troy Demmer

InvestorFounder

Investor at FIRST ORDER · COO at Gecko Robotics

Greater Pittsburgh Region

FoundedGecko Robotics · YC

30 Under 30 2019 · Energy

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About

Troy Demmer is co-founder of Gecko Robotics, a company developing robotic systems for infrastructure inspection. He attended Grove City College near Pittsburgh, where he met co-founder Jake, and together they built and bootstrapped the company before participating in Y Combinator.

COO at Gecko RoboticsYC W16

Intro paths

YC

Troy went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — 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 Gecko Robotics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Troy can intro founders to Gecko Robotics's investors below.

Gecko Robotics's investors · 53

10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checks10x GroupMünchenAccenture VenturesSan FranciscoACE & CompanyGenevaAlpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checksBase Venture Management, Inc.Oakland · $100K – $700K checksBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcNew York · $300K checksCapitoriaCoda capitalChicagoCox EnterprisesAtlanta · since 2026Crosstimbers Capital GroupHoustonCubit CapitalDallas · $500K – $3M checks · since 2023Da Vinci CapitalLondon · $10M – $20M checksDisruptiveDallas · since 2023Drive CapitalColumbus · $5M – $30M checks · since 2019Fifth Down CapitalDoverFirehunterDenverFormula VCYerevan · $100K – $1M checksFoundersSan Francisco · $250K checks · since 2025Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Four CitiesNewtonFriends Family CapitalSilicon ValleyFundersClubSan Francisco · $290K checksGarage CapitalWaterlooGranatus VenturesYerevanHemisphere Ventures LLCMckinneyHouston Angel NetworkHoustonInnova Capital Partners, LLCJoe LonsdaleMark Cuban CompaniesDallasMarlinspike PartnersArlingtonMicroVenturesAustinMilkbox PartnersNew YorkModerne VenturesChicago · $100K – $7M checksMVP VenturesChicagoNearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.TorontoNext47Palo AltoPalumni VCMiami · $127K checksPrime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checks · since 2025S2 CapitalSan FranciscoSCM AdvisorsSnowpointPalm BeachSnowPoint VenturesWest Palm BeachSocium VenturesAtlanta · $3M – $25M checksSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSP Investment FundStrategxy Ventures LLCBeverly Hills · $1M – $5M checksThe Westly GroupMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2018ThirdbaseNew YorkU.S. Air Forcesince 2019US Innovative TechnologyCoraopolisXYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Gecko Robotics

JLJake Loosararian
Jake LoosararianCEO

Colleagues at FIRST ORDER

Mark Jacob Loosararian
General Partner at FIRST ORDER
Troy Demmer
General Partner at FIRST ORDER

Frequently asked questions

Who is Troy Demmer?
Troy Demmer is co-founder of Gecko Robotics, a company developing robotic systems for infrastructure inspection. He attended Grove City College near Pittsburgh, where he met co-founder Jake, and together they built and bootstrapped the company before participating in Y Combinator.
Where does Troy Demmer work?
Troy Demmer is COO of Gecko Robotics and at FIRST ORDER.
What companies did Troy Demmer found?
Troy Demmer founded Gecko Robotics.

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