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Known for these resultsRole54%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 54% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School36%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 36% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aziz HanafiFounder/CEO · Degla IncF26Industrials · Boston
- James Emerick@JamesAEmerickFounder/CEO · Cosmic RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Lewis Jones@thelcjonesFounder/CTO · Cosmic RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Brogan BamBrogan@BamBroganFounder/CTO · Ethos Space ResourcesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ross Centers@rosscentersFounder/CEO · Ethos Space ResourcesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Edward Ge@EdwardGeFounder/CEO · ExosatS26Industrials · Singapore
- Damian Szumski@zaxrevFounder/CEO · SkymerseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Arthur Nguyen-cao@Arthur_NC_Founder/CEO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Hisham El-HalabiFounder/CTO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Joe Gonzalez@joegonzalez0886Founder/COO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Andrew KurtzFounder · Nine FivesX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noah LevyFounder/CEO · Nine FivesX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Armen ArakelyanFounder/CTO · OrnadyneX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Geourg Kivijian@geourgkivijianFounder/CEO · OrnadyneX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Alexander Le Maitre@Alex_10200Founder/CEO · Seeing SystemsW26Industrials · London
- Matthew Le MaitreFounder/CTO · Seeing SystemsW26Industrials · London
- Henry Kwan@kingofstratoFounder/CEO · IcarusF25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Kristopher Luo@theKrisLuoFounder/CEO · Null LabsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Niel Ok@nielok20Founder/CTO · Null LabsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Sebastian FischerFounder/CEO · WardstoneF25Industrials · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aziz HanafiDegla IncFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2—James EmerickCosmic RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/JamesAEmerickLewis JonesCosmic RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/thelcjonesBrogan BamBroganEthos Space ResourcesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/BamBroganRoss CentersEthos Space ResourcesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/rosscentersEdward GeExosatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSingapore, Singapore1https://x.com/EdwardGeDamian SzumskiSkymerseFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/zaxrevArthur Nguyen-caoVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Arthur_NC_Hisham El-HalabiVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Joe GonzalezVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/joegonzalez0886Andrew KurtzNine FivesFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Noah LevyNine FivesFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Armen ArakelyanOrnadyneFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States4—Geourg KivijianOrnadyneFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States4https://x.com/geourgkivijianAlexander Le MaitreSeeing SystemsFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/Alex_10200Matthew Le MaitreSeeing SystemsFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom2—Henry KwanIcarusFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States50https://x.com/kingofstratoKristopher LuoNull LabsFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/theKrisLuoNiel OkNull LabsFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nielok20Sebastian FischerWardstoneFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States8—
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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
