Matthew Turnshek is a founder and software engineer with 12 years of experience building robotics and generative-AI products. He founded Iliad (YC W23), a startup focused on artistically controllable image and 3D model generation, after co-founding and serving as CTO of Formation Robotics, which built a remote-operation platform for mobile robots and was acquired. His background includes senior engineering roles at Formant, where he progressed from software engineer to staff software engineer, and earlier hands-on product work at HandUp. He combines systems-level engineering with product-driven leadership, shipping end-to-end platforms that bridge perception, control, and creative tools. Comfortable in both startup and scaling environments, he brings technical depth from a Carnegie Mellon computer science education and a track record of turning robotics and AI research into practical, user-facing products.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
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