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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% 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.
- Andrew MelloFounder/CTO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Payton Case@dispatchspaceFounder/CEO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- David Mills@davidamillsFounder · MatrubialsS21Healthcare · Davis
- Fred Turner@FredTurnerBioFounder/CEO · Shield BioS16Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew MelloDispatchFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Payton CaseDispatchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dispatchspaceDavid MillsMatrubialsFounderSummer 2021HealthcareDavis, United States4https://x.com/davidamillsFred TurnerShield BioFounder/CEOSummer 2016HealthcareSan Francisco, United States28https://x.com/FredTurnerBio
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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
