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Known for these resultsRole34%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 34% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% 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.
- Edward Ge@EdwardGeFounder/CEO · ExosatS26Industrials · Singapore
- Alex Pinel Neparidze@Alex__PinelFounder · Instinct SpaceW25Industrials · London
- Ashwin IyerFounder · Instinct SpaceW25Industrials · London
- Joaquim DicksonFounder/CTO · Instinct SpaceW25Industrials · London
- Ashi DissanayakeFounder/CEO · Spaceium IncS24Industrials · Ottawa
- Reza FetanatFounder/CTO · Spaceium IncS24Industrials · Ottawa
- David LawrenceFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Matt ReganFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Nate Hamet@NateHametFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Shaishav ParekhFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Sunny Bhagavathula@sunny_in_spaceFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Zach MezaFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Matt GialichFounder/CEO · AstroForgeW22Industrials · Los Angeles
- Laura CrabtreeFounder · Epsilon3S21B2B · Los Angeles
- Max Mednik@maxmednikFounder · Epsilon3S21B2B · Los Angeles
- Hiranya JayakodyFounder · HEO RoboticsS21Industrials · Sydney
- Will CroweFounder · HEO RoboticsS21Industrials · Sydney
- Joel SercelFounder · TransAstra CorporationS21Industrials · Los Angeles
- Patryk WiatrFounder · Turion SpaceS21Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ryan Westerdahl@RyanWesterdahlFounder · Turion SpaceS21Industrials · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Edward GeExosatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSingapore, Singapore1https://x.com/EdwardGeAlex Pinel NeparidzeInstinct SpaceFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/Alex__PinelAshwin IyerInstinct SpaceFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5—Joaquim DicksonInstinct SpaceFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5—Ashi DissanayakeSpaceium IncFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsOttawa, Canada——Reza FetanatSpaceium IncFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsOttawa, Canada——David LawrenceQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57—Matt ReganQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57—Nate HametQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57https://x.com/NateHametShaishav ParekhQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57—Sunny BhagavathulaQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57https://x.com/sunny_in_spaceZach MezaQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57—Matt GialichAstroForgeFounder/CEOWinter 2022IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States10—Laura CrabtreeEpsilon3FounderSummer 2021B2BLos Angeles, United States12—Max MednikEpsilon3FounderSummer 2021B2BLos Angeles, United States12https://x.com/maxmednikHiranya JayakodyHEO RoboticsFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsSydney, Australia3—Will CroweHEO RoboticsFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsSydney, Australia3—Joel SercelTransAstra CorporationFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States8—Patryk WiatrTurion SpaceFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States15—Ryan WesterdahlTurion SpaceFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States15https://x.com/RyanWesterdahl
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Joaquim Dickson
Founder/CTO·Instinct Space
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2025
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building lunar landers. CTO at Instinct. Studied Physics at Imperial College London and Space Technology at UCL. Worked on the magnetometer (MAG) for NASA's IMAP spacecraft with Imperial's Fluxgate Magnetometer Laboratory. Also worked on the Solar Wind Analyser (SWA) instrument suite aboard ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft with UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory.
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
Instinct SpaceBuilding lunar landers
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteinstinct-space.com/
Team size5
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
BatchWinter 2025
