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Known for these resultsRole38%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 38% 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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Damian Szumski@zaxrevFounder/CEO · SkymerseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Will Nida@willnida0Founder/CTO · Forerunner AIF24Industrials · San Francisco
- Yash KadadiFounder/CEO · Forerunner AIF24Industrials · San Francisco
- Tim Qin@timtqinFounder · RoameS23Consumer · San Francisco
- Zi LiuFounder · RoameS23Consumer · San Francisco
- Laurence Fornari@FornariLaurenceFounder · SkyLightsS16Consumer · San Francisco
- Azim BarodawalaFounder · VolantioW09B2B · Atlanta
- Fenn BaileyFounder · VolantioW09B2B · Atlanta
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Damian SzumskiSkymerseFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/zaxrevWill NidaForerunner AIFounder/CTOFall 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/willnida0Yash KadadiForerunner AIFounder/CEOFall 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Tim QinRoameFounderSummer 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/timtqinZi LiuRoameFounderSummer 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Laurence FornariSkyLightsFounderSummer 2016ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/FornariLaurenceAzim BarodawalaVolantioFounderWinter 2009B2BAtlanta, United States19—Fenn BaileyVolantioFounderWinter 2009B2BAtlanta, United States19—
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Damian Szumski
Founder/CEO·Skymerse
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size—
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Skymerse (YC S26). Licensed Flight Dispatcher. Previously Product Owner at Flightradar24 API. Background in Aerospace and Flight Ops.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
SkymerseAutopilot for Flight Operations
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteskymerse.com
Team size—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
