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Known for these resultsRole31%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 31% 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.Bio97%Bio coverage: 97% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School21%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 21% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew MelloFounder/CTO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Payton Case@dispatchspaceFounder/CEO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Nicholas Donahue@PrimalNickFounder/CEO · DraftedX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Alessandro Vecchi@big_veechFounder/CPO · SorcererS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Austin TindleFounder/CEO · SorcererS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Maxmillion McLaughlinFounder/CTO · SorcererS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Cyriel NotteboomFounder · RadicalW23Industrials · Seattle
- James ThomasFounder · RadicalW23Industrials · Seattle
- Mark CyffkaFounder · AirMyneW22Industrials · San Francisco
- Sudip MukhopadhyayFounder · AirMyneW22Industrials · San Francisco
- Haakon BrunellFounder · Carbon CrusherW22Industrials · Oslo
- Hans Arne FlåtoFounder · Carbon CrusherW22Industrials · Oslo
- Kristoffer RoilFounder · Carbon CrusherW22Industrials · Oslo
- Erik MillarFounder · HeimdalS21Industrials · Denver
- Marcus Lima@MarcusLimaGNFounder/CEO · HeimdalS21Industrials · Denver
- Alex LarawayFounder · Care WeatherW21Industrials · Orem
- Patrick Walton@mpatrickwaltonFounder · Care WeatherW21Industrials · Orem
- Austin KahnFounder · AtmosS20Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Matthew Rastovac@mattrastoFounder · AtmosS20Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Nicholas Donahue@PrimalNickFounder · AtmosS20Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew MelloDispatchFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Payton CaseDispatchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dispatchspaceNicholas DonahueDrafted2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/PrimalNickAlessandro VecchiSorcererFounder/CPOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/big_veechAustin TindleSorcererFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Maxmillion McLaughlinSorcererFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Cyriel NotteboomRadicalFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSeattle, United States6—James ThomasRadicalFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSeattle, United States6—Mark CyffkaAirMyneFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11—Sudip MukhopadhyayAirMyneFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States11—Haakon BrunellCarbon CrusherFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsOslo, Norway21—Hans Arne FlåtoCarbon CrusherFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsOslo, Norway21—Kristoffer RoilCarbon CrusherFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsOslo, Norway21—Erik MillarHeimdalFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsDenver, United States12—Marcus LimaHeimdal2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2021IndustrialsDenver, United States12https://x.com/MarcusLimaGNAlex LarawayCare WeatherFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsOrem, United States2—Patrick WaltonCare WeatherFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsOrem, United States2https://x.com/mpatrickwaltonAustin KahnAtmosFounderSummer 2020Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States30—Matthew RastovacAtmosFounderSummer 2020Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/mattrastoNicholas DonahueAtmos2× YCFounderSummer 2020Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/PrimalNick
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Alex Laraway
Founder·Care Weather
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2021
LocationOrem, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Alex is a full-stack aerospace engineer. He single-handedly designed and built multiple record-breaking satellites that are on orbit now. Alex got his B.S. in manufacturing from BYU. His space experience goes back to age 10 machining high-altitude rockets on a lathe in his garage and flying them at Mach 4 to the edge of space.
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
Care WeatherThe highest-accuracy global weather data from low-cost flat satellites
Co-foundersPatrick Walton@mpatrickwalton
