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Known for these resultsRole53%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 53% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company100%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 100% of these rows have at least one match.School51%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 51% of these rows have at least one match.
- Noah VogelFounder/CEO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Jack GrodnickFounder/CTO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Warren Shepard@warrren_shepardFounder/CEO · Control SeatS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Lewis Jones@thelcjonesFounder/CTO · Cosmic RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Brogan BamBrogan@BamBroganFounder/CTO · Ethos Space ResourcesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Lucy Cai@LucyCai9Founder/CTO · InstanceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Adrian Del Bosque@adriandelbFounder · Kimpton AIX26Fintech · San Francisco
- Armen ArakelyanFounder/CTO · OrnadyneX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Michael Baron@nominalaviatorFounder/CEO · Aurorin CADW26B2B · San Francisco
- Pele CollinsFounder/CTO · Beyond Reach LabsW26Industrials · New York
- Zac Valles@ZacVallesFounder · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Cooper McBrideFounder · Kyten TechnologiesW26Industrials · Seattle
- Andy LeeFounder · DeeptraceF25B2B · San Francisco
- Jack Stettner@JackStettnerFounder · AmbralS25B2B · New York
- Chris Markus@chrism4rkusFounder/CTO · BootLoopS25B2B · San Francisco
- Aidan Cantu@_aidan_cantu_Founder/CTO · F4 IndustriesS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Jacob Portukalian@jportukalianFounder/CEO · Cascade SpaceX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Jeevesh KonuruFounder · Jeevy FabricationX25B2B · Cleburne
- Brecht Pierreux@bpierreuxFounder/CTO · MacadamiaW25B2B · Ghent
- Jason KaufmannFounder/CTO · Maritime FusionW25Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Noah VogelAerogen SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Jack GrodnickControl SeatFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Warren ShepardControl SeatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/warrren_shepardLewis JonesCosmic RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/thelcjonesBrogan BamBroganEthos Space ResourcesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/BamBroganLucy CaiInstanceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/LucyCai9Adrian Del BosqueKimpton AIFounderSpring 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/adriandelbArmen ArakelyanOrnadyneFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States4—Michael BaronAurorin CADFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/nominalaviatorPele CollinsBeyond Reach LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsNew York, United States8—Zac VallesFortFounderWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ZacVallesCooper McBrideKyten TechnologiesFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSeattle, United States2—Andy LeeDeeptraceFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Jack StettnerAmbralFounderSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/JackStettnerChris MarkusBootLoopFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/chrism4rkusAidan CantuF4 IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/_aidan_cantu_Jacob PortukalianCascade SpaceFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/jportukalianJeevesh KonuruJeevy FabricationFounderSpring 2025B2BCleburne, United States3—Brecht PierreuxMacadamiaFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BGhent, Belgium2https://x.com/bpierreuxJason KaufmannMaritime FusionFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—
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Pele Collins
Founder/CTO·Beyond Reach Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size8
BatchWinter 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I have been working on some of the hardest technical challenges for almost a decade. I spent 6 years as SpaceX leading the engineering and production teams for the parachutes and between that also worked as the Plasma-Facing-Components Technical team lead at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Now as co-founder of Beyond Reach Labs, we are currently working to enable space megastructures to be deployed from a single rocket launch and to accelerate the design of deployable space systems.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Beyond Reach LabsSpace solar arrays that grow to the size of a football field in orbit
IndustryIndustrials
Websitebeyondreachlabs.com
Team size8
LocationNew York, United States
BatchWinter 2026
Co-foundersMitchell Fogelson@fogmb
