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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Michael ClarkFounder/COO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Raghav MehrishFounder/CTO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Sam SlezekFounder/CEO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Payton Case@dispatchspaceFounder/CEO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Gauri Agarwal@gauriagarwal99Founder/CTO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Mehul Agarwal@meh_agarwalFounder/CEO · KoyalF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Arnav JainFounder · RovrF25B2B · San Francisco
- Nithik Yekollu@nithikyekolluFounder · RovrF25B2B · San Francisco
- Yash Jain@yashjainz1Founder · RovrF25B2B · San Francisco
- Xin Ding@xinding33Founder/CEO · AttuneX25B2B · San Francisco
- Eshani MehtaFounder/CEO · LumariX25B2B · San Francisco
- Sam LambaFounder/CTO · LumariX25B2B · San Francisco
- Hudo AssencoFounder/CTO · SalvyW24B2B · Curitiba
- Josep MingotFounder · ProsperS23B2B · New York
- Xavier de GraciaFounder · ProsperS23B2B · New York
- Josh ChristensenFounder · HonaW23B2B · Orem
- Matt McClellan@honamattFounder · HonaW23B2B · Orem
- Andrew TangFounder · Pledge HealthW23Healthcare · New York
- Alexander KübelFounder · KomboS22B2B · Berlin
- Dan Ribbens@DanielRibbensFounder · PayloadS22B2B · Grand Rapids
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Michael ClarkArctic HealthFounder/COOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Raghav MehrishArctic HealthFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Sam SlezekArctic HealthFounder/CEOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Payton CaseDispatchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dispatchspaceGauri AgarwalKoyalFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gauriagarwal99Mehul AgarwalKoyalFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/meh_agarwalArnav JainRovrFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Nithik YekolluRovrFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nithikyekolluYash JainRovrFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/yashjainz1Xin DingAttuneFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/xinding33Eshani MehtaLumariFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Sam LambaLumariFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Hudo AssencoSalvyFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BCuritiba, Brazil27—Josep MingotProsperFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States9—Xavier de GraciaProsperFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States9—Josh ChristensenHonaFounderWinter 2023B2BOrem, United States32—Matt McClellanHonaFounderWinter 2023B2BOrem, United States32https://x.com/honamattAndrew TangPledge HealthFounderWinter 2023HealthcareNew York, United States2—Alexander KübelKomboFounderSummer 2022B2BBerlin, Germany20—Dan RibbensPayloadFounderSummer 2022B2BGrand Rapids, United States3https://x.com/DanielRibbens
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Payton Case
Founder/CEO·Dispatch
This handle is the company’s account, listed on the founder profile — not a personal handle.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CEO at Dispatch | Building satellites for in space manufacturing | Enjoys long walks in space Formerly Astranis office of the CTO engineer driving everything from spacecraft architecture, to production, to their most critical mission operations. https://x.com/ngmxyz/status/1867769725415305593?s=19
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Dispatch
Satellites for Manufacturing in Space
IndustryIndustrials
Websitedispatch.space/
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
TagsHard Tech
Co-foundersAndrew Mello
