AboutThe people behind DarkgradeDG-AB-001

We’re bettingon people.

Darkgrade is a small team headquartered in Denver, Colorado, building local-first AI for creative pros. We believe good taste can’t be automated, and authentic human connection can’t be engineered. Our mission is to build better tools, so creators can tell better stories.

Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
Y Combinator
F24 batch
Status
In alpha

TeamWho makes it

Kevin Schaich

/01Founder & CEO

Kevin Schaich

Kevin has been a photographer and filmmaker for 15 years. He spent five years at Palantir wrangling data for Fortune 500 companies around the world, then founded Darkgrade and took it through Y Combinator’s F24 batch.

Before
Palantir
Studied
Computer Science, Cornell
Based
Denver, Colorado

GitHubLinkedInkevinschaich.com

Cyril Engmann

/02Head of Hardware Systems

Cyril Engmann

Cyril started The Garage, a boutique hardware agency in Brooklyn, where he builds hardware end to end, most recently a five-sensor camera that makes 3D images.

Before
The Garage
Studied
Computer Engineering, UT Austin
Based
Brooklyn, NY

GitHubLinkedInnickengmann.com

Backed byOur investors

Want to build this with us?

There are no open roles right now, but we like hearing from people who build. If cameras, hardware or local models are your thing, say hello.