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Known for these resultsRole80%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 80% 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.Bio70%Bio coverage: 70% 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-company10%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 10% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sebastian FischerFounder/CEO · WardstoneF25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Tobias FischerFounder/CTO · WardstoneF25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Akhil VelagapudiFounder · ElodinW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Daniel DriscollFounder/CEO · ElodinW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Sascha WiseFounder/CTO · ElodinW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Tom GurkaFounder · ElodinW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Erik Franks@erikjfranksFounder/CEO · TesseractS17Industrials · Livermore
- Jake TeufertFounder/CTO · TesseractS17Industrials · Livermore
- Jeff GibsonFounder/COO · TesseractS17Industrials · Livermore
- Tim EllisFounder/CEO · Relativity SpaceW16Industrials · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sebastian FischerWardstoneFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States8—Tobias FischerWardstoneFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States8—Akhil VelagapudiElodinFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Daniel DriscollElodinFounder/CEOWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Sascha WiseElodinFounder/CTOWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Tom GurkaElodinFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Erik FranksTesseractFounder/CEOSummer 2017IndustrialsLivermore, United States6https://x.com/erikjfranksJake TeufertTesseractFounder/CTOSummer 2017IndustrialsLivermore, United States6—Jeff GibsonTesseractFounder/COOSummer 2017IndustrialsLivermore, United States6—Tim EllisRelativity SpaceFounder/CEOWinter 2016IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2500—
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Jeff Gibson
Founder/COO·Tesseract
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2017
LocationLivermore, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TesseractTesseract builds better thrusters for modern satellites
