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Known for these resultsRole55%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 55% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company36%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 36% of these rows have at least one match.School36%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 36% of these rows have at least one match.
- Gregoire ChometteFounder/CEO · AICEX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Skyler Chan@skyler_chan_Founder/CEO · Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)W26Industrials · Los Angeles
- David Mlcoch@MlcochDavidFounder/CEO · AsteroidW25B2B · San Francisco
- Joe Hewett@simulated_landFounder/CTO · AsteroidW25B2B · San Francisco
- Ashi DissanayakeFounder/CEO · Spaceium IncS24Industrials · Ottawa
- Matt GialichFounder/CEO · AstroForgeW22Industrials · Los Angeles
- Will CroweFounder · HEO RoboticsS21Industrials · Sydney
- Joel SercelFounder · TransAstra CorporationS21Industrials · Los Angeles
- Patryk WiatrFounder · Turion SpaceS21Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ryan Westerdahl@RyanWesterdahlFounder · Turion SpaceS21Industrials · Los Angeles
- Tyler James PierceFounder · Turion SpaceS21Industrials · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Gregoire ChometteAICEFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Skyler ChanGalactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)Founder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/skyler_chan_David MlcochAsteroidFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/MlcochDavidJoe HewettAsteroidFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/simulated_landAshi DissanayakeSpaceium IncFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsOttawa, Canada——Matt GialichAstroForgeFounder/CEOWinter 2022IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States10—Will CroweHEO RoboticsFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsSydney, Australia3—Joel SercelTransAstra CorporationFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States8—Patryk WiatrTurion SpaceFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States15—Ryan WesterdahlTurion SpaceFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States15https://x.com/RyanWesterdahlTyler James PierceTurion SpaceFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States15—
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Joel Sercel
Founder·TransAstra Corporation
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size8
BatchSummer 2021
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
An engineer of several disciplines and a pioneer with a proven track record in innovation, team leadership, technical architectural design, software design, systems engineering,space mission design, space propulsion technology, satellite design, enterprise process engineering, training, teaching, and public speaking. PhD in space propulsion and plasma physics from Caltech. Have successfully built and led teams ranging in size from two people to over 100.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TransAstra Corporation
Orbital logistics: Unleashing space industry, from Earth to asteroids
IndustryIndustrials
Websitetransastra.com
Team size8
X—
LocationLos Angeles, United States
BatchSummer 2021
