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Known for these resultsRole63%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 63% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dan KatzmanFounder/CEO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- David Goodfellow@davothedevFounder/CTO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- Damian Szumski@zaxrevFounder/CEO · SkymerseS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Wenson TangFounder/COO · SubVysionS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Kevin WongFounder/CTO · CentralComsX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Kyle ChangFounder/CEO · CentralComsX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Andrew MelloFounder/CTO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Payton Case@dispatchspaceFounder/CEO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Gordy Sun@grdysunFounder/CEO · LakoniaF25Government · San Francisco
- Saurav Kumar@sauravmlFounder/CEO · FleetlineS25B2B · New York
- Veer JunejaFounder/COO · FleetlineS25B2B · New York
- Pranavkrishna Suresh@PKrishnaSureshFounder/CTO · GETASAPS25B2B · San Francisco
- Raghav AroraFounder/CEO · GETASAPS25B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron Carver@aaronmaxcarverFounder/CTO · chrtX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Kyle Reagan@based_kyle_Founder/CEO · chrtX25B2B · Los Angeles
- Loki CheemaFounder/CEO · HemutX25B2B · San Francisco
- Aaron CooperFounder · SamedayW23B2B · Lehi
- James LiuFounder · AurelianS22B2B · Seattle
- Max KeenanFounder · AurelianS22B2B · Seattle
- Abhishek (AJ) Jain@abhishekjain25Founder · Broccoli AIW22B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dan KatzmanBernardFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9—David GoodfellowBernardFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9https://x.com/davothedevDamian SzumskiSkymerseFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/zaxrevWenson TangSubVysionFounder/COOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Kevin WongCentralComsFounder/CTOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Kyle ChangCentralComsFounder/CEOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Andrew MelloDispatchFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Payton CaseDispatchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dispatchspaceGordy SunLakoniaFounder/CEOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/grdysunSaurav KumarFleetlineFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States11https://x.com/sauravmlVeer JunejaFleetlineFounder/COOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States11—Pranavkrishna SureshGETASAPFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/PKrishnaSureshRaghav AroraGETASAPFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States30—Aaron CarverchrtFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/aaronmaxcarverKyle ReaganchrtFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/based_kyle_Loki CheemaHemutFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Aaron CooperSamedayFounderWinter 2023B2BLehi, United States7—James LiuAurelianFounderSummer 2022B2BSeattle, United States45—Max KeenanAurelianFounderSummer 2022B2BSeattle, United States45—Abhishek (AJ) JainBroccoli AIFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States85https://x.com/abhishekjain25
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Andrew Mello
Founder/CTO·Dispatch
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CTO at Dispatch | Let's have an industrial revolution in space I've worked at Apple on AirPods, at Amazon on warehouse automation, at Zoox on convincing Toyotas that someone is driving when they really aren't, and at Astranis leading the Avionics team through multiple generations of satellite designs.
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
Dispatch
Satellites for Manufacturing in Space
IndustryIndustrials
Websitedispatch.space/
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2026
TagsHard Tech
Co-foundersPayton Case@dispatchspace
