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Nitrode

Seed YC W25
AI for game development
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
nitrode.com
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Founders
Richard Gu ’24, MEng ’25
Brian La ’25
Ben Kim ’25
Artificial IntelligenceGamingInformation Technology
News & Funding
2025-05-06 Seed Read article
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Nitrode is a Cornell-founded startup based in San Francisco, CA, founded by Richard Gu ’24, MEng ’25, Brian La ’25 and Ben Kim ’25.