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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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Lewis Jones
Founder/CTO·Cosmic Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size8
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder, CTO at Cosmic Robotics (YC S26). Previously propulsion engineer at Relativity Space and prior experience at SpaceX, NASA JPL, and NASA JSC. Forbes 30 under 30. BS in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from Caltech.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsForbes 30U30
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Cosmic RoboticsAutonomous construction on Earth and beyond
IndustryIndustrials
Websitecosmicrobotics.com/
Team size8
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersJames Emerick@JamesAEmerick
