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- Jasper Lortije@JasperLortFounder/CEO · IMPACT DronesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Gad Marconi@gadmarconiFounder/CTO · MarengoS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Omar Elamin@omarelamin_Founder/CTO · CarettaW26B2B · San Francisco
- Niek HogenboomFounder/CEO · Minimal AIS25B2B · Amsterdam
- Dorus van den Oord@DorusVanDenOordFounder · OrderliS21B2B · Utrecht
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jasper LortijeIMPACT DronesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JasperLortGad MarconiMarengoFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gadmarconiOmar ElaminCarettaFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/omarelamin_Niek HogenboomMinimal AIFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BAmsterdam, Netherlands3—Dorus van den OordOrderliFounderSummer 2021B2BUtrecht, Netherlands6https://x.com/DorusVanDenOord
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Emil Ares
Founder/CEO·Marengo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founded my first company at 16, making six figures. Ex-Cambridge Physicist working on world's most powerful magnets (56MW) at the 1.4GW MagLab facility. Ex-UK Space Agency.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
MarengoAI-Native Engineering Firm designing Data Centers
IndustryIndustrials
Websitemarengox.com
Team size5
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersGad Marconi@gadmarconi
