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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joel SercelTransAstra CorporationFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States8—
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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
