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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joel DarinVelontraFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsDayton, United States5https://x.com/JoelDarin2
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Joel Darin
Founder·Velontra
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2022
LocationDayton, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Most recently first employee at Hermeus where I designed, built and tested a Turbine-Based-Combined-Cycle prototype demonstrator up to Mach 4+. Prior to that I worked at GE Aviation in Afterburner Design. Before GE I was at Georgia Tech where I did research in computational fluid dynamic simulations of reacting flows while obtaining a MS in Combustion. I started at Michigan State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
VelontraHypersonic space plane that can take-off from any location and weather
