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Known for these resultsRole0%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 0% 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.Bio71%Bio coverage: 71% 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.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joel Darin@JoelDarin2Founder · VelontraS22Industrials · Dayton
- Laura CrabtreeFounder · Epsilon3S21B2B · Los Angeles
- Max Mednik@maxmednikFounder · Epsilon3S21B2B · Los Angeles
- Jonas SchneiderFounder · DaedalusW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Ignacio Belieres MonteroFounder · EPIC AEROSPACES19Industrials · Buenos Aires
- Sohrab HaghighatFounder · SpaceRydeW19Industrials · San Francisco
- Mikhail Kokorich@mkokorichFounder · MomentusS18Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joel DarinVelontraFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsDayton, United States5https://x.com/JoelDarin2Laura CrabtreeEpsilon3FounderSummer 2021B2BLos Angeles, United States12—Max MednikEpsilon3FounderSummer 2021B2BLos Angeles, United States12https://x.com/maxmednikJonas SchneiderDaedalusFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Ignacio Belieres MonteroEPIC AEROSPACEFounderSummer 2019IndustrialsBuenos Aires, Argentina14—Sohrab HaghighatSpaceRyde2× YCFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States33—Mikhail KokorichMomentus2× YCFounderSummer 2018IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States125https://x.com/mkokorich
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Joel Darin
Founder·Velontra
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2022
LocationDayton, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Most recently first employee at Hermeus where I designed, built and tested a Turbine-Based-Combined-Cycle prototype demonstrator up to Mach 4+. Prior to that I worked at GE Aviation in Afterburner Design. Before GE I was at Georgia Tech where I did research in computational fluid dynamic simulations of reacting flows while obtaining a MS in Combustion. I started at Michigan State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
VelontraHypersonic space plane that can take-off from any location and weather
