Where does Walter Raftus work?

Walter Raftus is Founder of Forge Automation.

What companies did Walter Raftus found?

Walter Raftus founded Forge Automation.

Where did Walter Raftus go to school?

Walter Raftus studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Mechatronics Engineering with Artificial Intellegence Option).

Walter Raftus

Founder

Founder at Forge Automation

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FoundedForge Automation · YC

Find your path to Walter

397 people in our graph share verified history with Walter — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Christian BuergerunlockedWalter: together at Intel Corporation (2019)

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×2Walter: together at University of Waterloo

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About

Walter Raftus studied AI and mechatronics engineering at the University of Waterloo and completed internships at Nvidia, Trexo Robotics, and Intel PSG in roles spanning system software, deep learning, and embedded control. He co-founded Forge Automation as CTO following his graduation in summer 2022.

Founder at Forge Automation YC W25

Intro paths

Walter went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Forge Automation's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Walter can intro founders to Forge Automation's investors below.

Forge Automation's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Forge Automation

Timothy SetoFounder

Experience

Forge AutomationCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2022 — present
NVIDIADriveIX Software Intern2021Santa Clara, California, United States
NVIDIADriveIX Software Intern2020Santa Clara, California, United States
Trexo RoboticsRobotic Exoskeleton Software Developer2019Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Intel CorporationSoftware Engineer Intern2019Toronto, Canada
NanoleafAndroid Developer Intern2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Skills & more

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)5Software Development4Data Analysis4Microsoft Office3Leadership4Communication3

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Walter Raftus?: Walter Raftus studied AI and mechatronics engineering at the University of Waterloo and completed internships at Nvidia, Trexo Robotics, and Intel PSG in roles spanning system software, deep learning, and embedded control. He co-founded Forge Automation as CTO following his graduation in summer 2022.
Where does Walter Raftus work?: Walter Raftus is Founder of Forge Automation.
What companies did Walter Raftus found?: Walter Raftus founded Forge Automation.
Where did Walter Raftus go to school?: Walter Raftus studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Mechatronics Engineering with Artificial Intellegence Option).