Where does Will Carkner work?

Will Carkner is Co-Founder & CTO of ProvenMetal.

What companies did Will Carkner found?

Will Carkner founded ProvenMetal.

Where did Will Carkner go to school?

Will Carkner studied at Trinity College Dublin (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Engineering); Sutton Park School (Leaving Certificate).

Will Carkner

Founder

Co-Founder & CTO at ProvenMetal

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedProvenMetal · YC

About

Will Carkner is a co-founder at ProvenMetal. He previously worked as an electrical engineer at Lumindt developing hydrogen battery systems and studied electrical engineering at Trinity College Dublin, with research experience in metagenomics at Imperial College London.

Co-Founder & CTO at ProvenMetal YC S26

Intro paths

Will went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Vivian Midha Shen — the partner who ran ProvenMetal's batch and knows the company first-hand.

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In turn, Will can intro founders to ProvenMetal's investors below.

ProvenMetal's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at ProvenMetal

Johnny DoyleCo-Founder & CEO

Experience

ProvenMetalCo-founder & CTOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco
SyncraCo-Founder2026County Dublin, Ireland
LumindtElectrical Engineering Intern2025San Francisco, CA
PatchPatch Participant2022Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Skills & more

Forklift Certification — UniFirst First Aid + Safety

From Will's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Will Carkner?: Will Carkner is a co-founder at ProvenMetal. He previously worked as an electrical engineer at Lumindt developing hydrogen battery systems and studied electrical engineering at Trinity College Dublin, with research experience in metagenomics at Imperial College London.
Where does Will Carkner work?: Will Carkner is Co-Founder & CTO of ProvenMetal.
What companies did Will Carkner found?: Will Carkner founded ProvenMetal.
Where did Will Carkner go to school?: Will Carkner studied at Trinity College Dublin (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Engineering); Sutton Park School (Leaving Certificate).