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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.Bio63%Bio coverage: 63% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School13%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 13% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jacob BalajFounder/CTO · Hop AeroS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Adam Tilton@adamtiltonFounder · DriverW24B2B · Austin
- Daksh Shah@dakshshah96Founder · TiltW21Consumer · Bengaluru
- Deepak VSFounder · TiltW21Consumer · Bengaluru
- Andrew Peek@drupeekFounder/CEO · Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia)W18Fintech · Toronto
- Cliff van der Linden@CliffvdLindenFounder/CEO · Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia)W18Fintech · Toronto
- James BesharaFounder/CEO · TiltW12Fintech · San Francisco
- Khaled Hussein@dsogFounder/CTO · TiltW12Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jacob BalajHop AeroFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States6—Adam TiltonDriverFounderWinter 2024B2BAustin, United States15https://x.com/adamtiltonDaksh ShahTiltFounderWinter 2021ConsumerBengaluru, India12https://x.com/dakshshah96Deepak VSTiltFounderWinter 2021ConsumerBengaluru, India12—Andrew PeekTilt (f.k.a. Delphia)Founder/CEOWinter 2018FintechToronto, Canada25https://x.com/drupeekCliff van der LindenTilt (f.k.a. Delphia)Founder/CEOWinter 2018FintechToronto, Canada25https://x.com/CliffvdLindenJames BesharaTiltFounder/CEOWinter 2012FintechSan Francisco, United States51—Khaled HusseinTiltFounder/CTOWinter 2012FintechSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/dsog
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Matija Milenovic
Founder/CEO·Hop Aero
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2026
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Hop Aero. Previously CEO at porkchop (electric propulsion for satellites), launched on SpaceX Transporter-3, built $400M+ sales pipeline, sold IP. System Engineer at Destinus leading 20+ person team on supersonic UAV. Scaled Ukrainian loitering munition production from 10 to 100+ units/month. MS Aerospace Engineering KTH Stockholm.
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
