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.
Founder/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 · 26
ACE & CompanyNew YorkAlpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checksBase Venture Management, Inc.Oakland · $100K – $700K checksCubit CapitalDallas · $500K – $3M checksDrive CapitalColumbus · $5M – $30M checks · since 2019Fifth Down CapitalDoverFormula VCYerevan · $1.2M – $10M checksFoundersSan Francisco · $250K checks · since 2025Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Friends Family CapitalSilicon ValleyFundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksGarage CapitalWaterlooGranatus VenturesYerevan · $100K – $4.7M checksHemisphere Ventures LLCMckinneyHouston Angel NetworkHoustonMVP VenturesChicagoNearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.TorontoNext47Palo AltoPrime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checks · since 2025Socium VenturesAtlanta · $3M – $25M checksStrategxy Ventures LLCBeverly Hills · $1M – $5M checksThe Westly GroupMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksThirdbaseNew YorkU.S. Air Forcesince 2019XYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Gecko Robotics
JL
Jake LoosararianFounder/CEO
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 Founder/COO of Gecko Robotics.
- What companies did Troy Demmer found?
- Troy Demmer founded Gecko Robotics.
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