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De la Garza: Make Sunsets founder previously led Y Combinator hardware

Alejandro de la Garza · The Carbon Copy: A rogue geoengineering startup sparks worry · Apr 27, 2023 · at 10:45

Alejandro de la Garza, a reporter investigating Make Sunsets, explains the background of co-founder Luke Iseman.

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“Luke Eisman is a serial entrepreneur. He worked at Y Combinator for a while as their head of hardware, director of hardware.”

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The claim, plainly

Make Sunsets co-founder Luke Iseman is a serial entrepreneur who previously served as director of hardware at Y Combinator.

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Assessment

Official announcements, independent press coverage, and industry profiles confirm all aspects of the claim. Luke Iseman joined Y Combinator in April 2015, serving as Director of Hardware through 2016 before leaving to launch Boxouse in the YC W17 batch. Additionally, Iseman is documented as a serial entrepreneur (founding Dirtnail Pedicabs, Soil IQ, Edyn, and Boxouse) and as co-founder/CEO of solar geoengineering startup Make Sunsets.

Y Combinator official blog post (April 13, 2015) announcing Luke Iseman joining YC to advise hardware companies.
Hackaday, Adafruit, and Maker Faire coverage (2015–2016) explicitly identifying Luke Iseman as Director of Hardware at Y Combinator.
Biographical records confirming Iseman's role as co-founder of Make Sunsets and founder of multiple earlier ventures including Boxouse and Edyn.

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[1] ycombinator.com [2] ycombinator.com [3] youtube.com [4] hackaday.com [5] makerfaire.com [6] makerfaire.com [7] adafruit.com [8] techinasia.com

Luke Iseman Y Combinator Luke Iseman Director of Hardware Y Combinator announcement blog Luke Iseman Director of Hardware Y Combinator

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