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Known for these resultsRole80%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 80% 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-company40%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 40% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kaela WorthenFounder/CTO · SunsetF24Fintech · Salt Lake City
- Stephen Walter@stephen_walterFounder/CEO · SunsetF24Fintech · Salt Lake City
- Arpan RauFounder · OutSail TechnologiesW23Industrials · San Francisco
- Anand Chowdhary@AnandChowdharyFounder/CTO/CPO · FirstQuadrantS21B2B · San Francisco
- Carlo Badini@carlobadiniFounder/CEO · FirstQuadrantS21B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kaela WorthenSunsetFounder/CTOFall 2024FintechSalt Lake City, United States5—Stephen WalterSunsetFounder/CEOFall 2024FintechSalt Lake City, United States5https://x.com/stephen_walterArpan RauOutSail TechnologiesFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Anand ChowdharyFirstQuadrantFounder/CTO/CPOSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AnandChowdharyCarlo BadiniFirstQuadrantFounder/CEOSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/carlobadini
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Arpan Rau
Founder·OutSail Technologies
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm an aerospace engineering leader who has been cracking near-impossible problems for over a decade. Currently lead engineer @Sorcerer. I was founder and CEO of OutSail Technologies, a company dedicated to moving maritime freight economically, using wind power. We sunset the company after realizing fundamental-physics problems with our technology. Previously shipped hardware or lead teams at: SpaceX, Relativity Space, Momentus, Astra, Impossible Aerospace, and Nuro.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
OutSail TechnologiesRevolutionary, Modern Wing Sails
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteoutsailtech.com/
Team size3
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2023
