2x founder

Chris Nolet

Founder & CEO at Button Computer (YC W26) ·  ex-Apple

Founder

Button Computer· Winter 2026 San Francisco Bay Area

in LinkedIn

2025Founder· Button Computer (YC W26)

Founder · since 2012

Company

Button Computer (YC W26)

Role

Founder & CEO

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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Button Computer

The tiny computer built for voice AI.

Winter 2026

Experience

Career

Button Computer (YC W26)
Founder
Founder & CEO · San Francisco Bay Area · 2025 – Present
2025
South Park Commons
Member · San Francisco Bay Area · 2023 – 2025
2023
Apple
Staff AR/VR Software Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area · 2022 – 2023
2022
Apple
Senior AR/VR Software Engineer · 2018 – 2022
2018
Visby
Senior Software Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area · 2016 – 2017
2016
500 Global
Venture Partner · San Francisco Bay Area · 2015 – 2016
2015
Coinbase
Senior Software Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area · 2014 – 2015
2014
App.io
Co-founder
Co-Founder & CTO/COO · San Francisco Bay Area · 2012 – 2014
2012

Bio

I was previously a Staff SWE at Apple, where I worked on the Vision Pro. Although I've spent much of my career on software, I have a background in mechanical engineering, and a deep passion for product design. I'm a second-time founder and former venture partner. Now I'm working on conversational computing, and I'm excited to bring voice AI to the masses.