2x founder

Brian Huppi

Co-founder at Applied Electrodynamics (YC S26)

Co-founder

Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.· Summer 2026 San Francisco Bay Area

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2026Co-founder· Applied Electrodynamics (YC S26)

Founder · since 2010

Company

Applied Electrodynamics (YC S26)

Role

Co-Founder

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

San Francisco Bay Area

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.

A new kind of camera that can see through walls.

Summer 2026

Experience

Career

Applied Electrodynamics (YC S26)
Co-founder
Co-Founder · San Francisco Bay Area · 2026 – Present
2026
HP IQ
Senior Hardware Engineering Architect · San Francisco Bay Area · 2025 – 2026
2025
Humane™
Lead Hardware Architect · San Francisco Bay Area · 2019 – 2025
2019
Manufactory Co.
Partner · San Francisco Bay Area · 2016 – 2019
2016
Symmetry Sensors
Senior Sensor Engineer · San Carlos, CA · 2018 – 2019
2018
Apple
Senior Sensing System Hardware Engineer · Cupertino · 2012 – 2016
2012
Nest Labs
Founder
Senior Hardware Engineer · 2010 – 2012
2010
Brower and Huppi LLC
CEO · 2008 – 2010
2008
Quentin Labs
Owner · 2006 – 2010
2006
Apple Computer
Senior HW Designer - Input Engineering Technology · 2000 – 2006
2000
Apple, Inc.
HW System Integrator - Consumer Portables · 1998 – 2000
1998

Bio

Brian Huppi is a hardware engineer and inventor who helped build the earliest iPhone prototypes at Apple, contributing to the multitouch hardware that redefined how the world interacts with devices. He co-invented the first generation Nest Learning Thermostat and later worked on the AI Pin at Humane. He is a named inventor on numerous patents spanning touch interfaces, sensing systems, lighting, and connected devices. Brian holds degrees in Civil and Electrical Engineering from UMass Amherst.