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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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-company48%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 48% of these rows have at least one match.School100%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 100% of these rows have at least one match.
- James BaekFounder/CEO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ronak Agarwal@ronakgtFounder/CTO · 6thSenseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Dylan Kelly@dylanpkelFounder/CEO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nithik Bala@nithikbalaFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Oscar AguilarFounder/CTO · BizmarkS26B2B · San Francisco
- Akshay Mistry@akshaymistry8Founder · ChromieS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kion Fallah@okfallahFounder/CEO · Experiential LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Athreya Anand@athreyaanandFounder/CEO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rishov Sarkar@ArkaneMooseFounder/CTO · hardware intelligenceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rishabh Chanana@risos8200Founder · OS3S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Aamir PoonawallaFounder/CTO · Understudy LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aidan Pratt 🥑@aidan__prattFounder/CEO · AutostepX26B2B · San Francisco
- Avi Arora@c0delemonsFounder · OddpoolX26B2B · San Francisco
- Ritesh Malpani@RiteshMalpaniFounder/CEO · OddpoolX26B2B · San Francisco
- Aaryan Kushwah@kushwah_aaryanFounder/CEO · ResultX26Consumer
- Danyal AhmadFounder/CTO · TwolabsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- George ZhaiFounder/CTO · AutoSituW26B2B
- Kai CuiFounder/CEO · Allus AIF25Industrials · Atlanta
- Shijie WangFounder/CTO · Allus AIF25Industrials · Atlanta
- Henry Kwan@kingofstratoFounder/CEO · IcarusF25Industrials · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
James Baek6thSenseFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Ronak Agarwal6thSenseFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ronakgtDylan KellyAmorphic LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dylanpkelNithik BalaAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nithikbalaOscar AguilarBizmarkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Akshay MistryChromieFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/akshaymistry8Kion FallahExperiential LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/okfallahAthreya Anandhardware intelligenceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/athreyaanandRishov Sarkarhardware intelligenceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ArkaneMooseRishabh ChananaOS3FounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/risos8200Aamir PoonawallaUnderstudy Labs2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aidan Pratt 🥑AutostepFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/aidan__prattAvi AroraOddpoolFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/c0delemonsRitesh MalpaniOddpoolFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RiteshMalpaniAaryan KushwahResultFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerUnknown2https://x.com/kushwah_aaryanDanyal AhmadTwolabsFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—George ZhaiAutoSituFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Kai CuiAllus AIFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsAtlanta, United States6—Shijie WangAllus AIFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsAtlanta, United States6—Henry KwanIcarusFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States50https://x.com/kingofstrato
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Henry Kwan
Founder/CEO·Icarus
This handle is the company’s account, listed on the founder profile — not a personal handle.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size50
BatchFall 2025
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder & CEO of Icarus. At Orbital, Henry built spacecraft, space robots, and helped win a $935M NASA contract to build a space habitat. He saw firsthand how Space is constrained by orbital mechanics. Additionally, he has designed and flown drones for NASA flight sciences, was a finalist in two NASA aerospace design competitions, and previously advised Fortune 500 clients on strategy at Deloitte. He holds an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Top Secret SCI clearance.
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
Icarus
Stratospheric birds for defense
