# Aylon Steinhart

> Aylon Steinhart is a Bay Area entrepreneur and Eclipse Foods co-founder whose career spans software startups, alternative-protein startup support at the Good Food Institute, and plant-based dairy. He studied business at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and helped lead Eclipse through its early foodservice and retail growth. His current public LinkedIn affiliation is a stealth AI startup.

- **Role:** Stealth AI Startup (current public LinkedIn affiliation)
- **Organizations:** Eclipse Foods, The Good Food Institute, BrideBox, Photopaz, AT&T, Stealth AI Startup
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; cum laude, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded Eclipse Foods and participated in Y Combinator W19., Helped incubate dozens of alternative-protein startups at the Good Food Institute., Graduated cum laude from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Graduated from UC Berkeley; subsequently participated in AT&T’s leadership development program.
- **2013** — Early software entrepreneurship included Photopaz and BrideBox; public professional-history records date both ventures to 2013.
- **2017-2019** — Business Innovation Specialist at the Good Food Institute, supporting alternative-protein entrepreneurs.
- **2019** — Co-founded Eclipse Foods with Thomas Bowman; participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 batch.
- **2020** — As Eclipse CEO, led an early shift toward direct-to-consumer and retail sales.
- **2021** — Eclipse launched three ice cream flavors in Northern California Whole Foods locations.
- **2022** — Eclipse announced more than $40 million in Series B funding.
- **2026** — Public LinkedIn affiliation lists a stealth AI startup.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Eclipse Foods and participated in Y Combinator W19.
- Helped incubate dozens of alternative-protein startups at the Good Food Institute.
- Graduated cum laude from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
- Named with Thomas Bowman as an inventor on Eclipse non-dairy-base patents.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Eclipse’s virtual patent-marking page became effective July 15, 2025; patent records name Steinhart and Bowman as inventors.
- **2026-03** — Eclipse’s product page documents a March 2026 reformulation of its non-dairy whole milk; this is a company update, not a claim about Steinhart’s current operational role.
- **2026-10** — Research check: his public LinkedIn profile lists a stealth AI startup as its current affiliation.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aylonsteinhart
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aylonsteinhart

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Last updated: 2026-10-11