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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% 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 KomornyFounder/CTO · Earendil RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ahmed Aly@zachdotaiFounder/CEO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- ibrahim abduFounder/CTO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew MelloFounder/CTO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Payton Case@dispatchspaceFounder/CEO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Mohammad Eshan@eshannnnnnnnFounder/CEO · GhostEyeS25B2B · New York
- Eli KersteinFounder/CTO · Guardian RFS24Industrials · Washington
- John AndrzejewskiFounder/COO · Guardian RFS24Industrials · Washington
- Lucas Raskin@LucasRaskinFounder/CEO · Guardian RFS24Industrials · Washington
- Ashi DissanayakeFounder/CEO · Spaceium IncS24Industrials · Ottawa
- Reza FetanatFounder/CTO · Spaceium IncS24Industrials · Ottawa
- Ian Brooke@k2pilotFounder/CEO · Astro MechanicaW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Nikita ErmoshkinFounder · Airhart AeronauticsS22Industrials · Los Angeles
- Dan Ribbens@DanielRibbensFounder · PayloadS22B2B · Grand Rapids
- Elliot DeNolf@elliothimselfFounder · PayloadS22B2B · Grand Rapids
- James Mikrut@JamesMikrutFounder · PayloadS22B2B · Grand Rapids
- Graham DoigFounder · Seaflight TechnologiesS22Industrials · Sydney
- Joel Darin@JoelDarin2Founder · VelontraS22Industrials · Dayton
- Hannan Parvizian@HaPi31415Founder · VolansiW17Industrials · San Francisco
- Ankita GhoshalFounder · ReebeezS16Industrials · Austin
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dan KomornyEarendil RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Ahmed AlyFabraixFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zachdotaiibrahim abduFabraixFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Andrew MelloDispatchFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Payton CaseDispatchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dispatchspaceMohammad EshanGhostEyeFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BNew York, United States6https://x.com/eshannnnnnnnEli KersteinGuardian RFFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsWashington, United States15—John AndrzejewskiGuardian RFFounder/COOSummer 2024IndustrialsWashington, United States15—Lucas RaskinGuardian RFFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsWashington, United States15https://x.com/LucasRaskinAshi DissanayakeSpaceium IncFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsOttawa, Canada——Reza FetanatSpaceium IncFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsOttawa, Canada——Ian BrookeAstro MechanicaFounder/CEOWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States52https://x.com/k2pilotNikita ErmoshkinAirhart AeronauticsFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States9—Dan RibbensPayloadFounderSummer 2022B2BGrand Rapids, United States3https://x.com/DanielRibbensElliot DeNolfPayloadFounderSummer 2022B2BGrand Rapids, United States3https://x.com/elliothimselfJames MikrutPayloadFounderSummer 2022B2BGrand Rapids, United States3https://x.com/JamesMikrutGraham DoigSeaflight TechnologiesFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsSydney, Australia4—Joel DarinVelontraFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsDayton, United States5https://x.com/JoelDarin2Hannan ParvizianVolansiFounderWinter 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States85https://x.com/HaPi31415Ankita GhoshalReebeezFounderSummer 2016IndustrialsAustin, United States2—
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James Walton
Founder/CEO·Earendil Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size7
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
James Walton is Co-founder of Earendil. Former British Army and a UAS specialist with experience in Ukraine, he brings direct operational experience in contested electromagnetic environments and detachment-level drone integration challenges. Prior to Earendil, he founded and scaled two IT and telecoms companies. His frontline UAS expertise and operational delivery track record position Earendil to close the gap in scalable, NATO-aligned drone warfare training and interception.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Earendil RoboticsDrone swarm defence at a small-unit level
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteearendil.io
Team size7
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
Co-foundersDan Komorny
