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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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company24%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 24% 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.
- Colin LaveryFounder/CTO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Noah VogelFounder/CEO · Aerogen SystemsS26Industrials · Ann Arbor
- Farhan Ur Rehman@re__farhanFounder · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Gurshabd Singh Varaich@gurshabdvFounder/CEO · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mazin Al-AniFounder · DefiniteS26B2B · San Francisco
- Edward Ge@EdwardGeFounder/CEO · ExosatS26Industrials · Singapore
- Kevin Wang@kevzwangFounder · TouchyS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ayman Saleh@sir_aymansalehFounder/CTO · Chronicle LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Maceo Cardinale Kwik@maceockFounder/CEO · ED1THX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Alexandre Combes@alexcmbs17Founder/CTO · FoasterX26B2B · San Francisco
- Raphaël Dabadie@RaphaelDabadieFounder/CEO · FoasterX26B2B · San Francisco
- Albert CaiFounder/CEO · HarborX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Luca MenozziFounder/CTO · LumiusX26Healthcare · Durham
- Tri VuFounder/CEO · LumiusX26Healthcare · Durham
- Henry Kwan@kingofstratoFounder/CEO · IcarusF25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ilariia Belova@ilariia_belovaFounder/CTO · Tell if AIF25B2B · Austin
- Annanay Kapila@annanayFounder/CEO · QFEXX25Fintech · London
- Joshua Wharton@joshuawhartonFounder/CTO · QFEXX25Fintech · London
- Dakotah RiceFounder/CEO · HarperW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Tushar NairFounder/CTO · HarperW25Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Colin LaveryAerogen SystemsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Noah VogelAerogen SystemsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States4—Farhan Ur RehmanDefiniteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/re__farhanGurshabd Singh VaraichDefiniteFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/gurshabdvMazin Al-AniDefiniteFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Edward GeExosatFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSingapore, Singapore1https://x.com/EdwardGeKevin WangTouchyFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kevzwangAyman SalehChronicle LabsFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sir_aymansalehMaceo Cardinale KwikED1THFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/maceockAlexandre CombesFoasterFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alexcmbs17Raphaël DabadieFoasterFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RaphaelDabadieAlbert CaiHarborFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3—Luca MenozziLumiusFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareDurham, United States4—Tri VuLumiusFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareDurham, United States4—Henry KwanIcarusFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States50https://x.com/kingofstratoIlariia BelovaTell if AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BAustin, United States2https://x.com/ilariia_belovaAnnanay KapilaQFEXFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom14https://x.com/annanayJoshua WhartonQFEXFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechLondon, United Kingdom14https://x.com/joshuawhartonDakotah RiceHarperFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States25—Tushar NairHarperFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States25—
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Henry Kwan
Founder/CEO·Icarus
This handle is the company’s account, listed on the founder profile — not a personal handle.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size50
BatchFall 2025
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder & CEO of Icarus. At Orbital, Henry built spacecraft, space robots, and helped win a $935M NASA contract to build a space habitat. He saw firsthand how Space is constrained by orbital mechanics. Additionally, he has designed and flown drones for NASA flight sciences, was a finalist in two NASA aerospace design competitions, and previously advised Fortune 500 clients on strategy at Deloitte. He holds an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Top Secret SCI clearance.
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
Icarus
Stratospheric birds for defense
