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Known for these resultsRole88%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 88% 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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- James Emerick@JamesAEmerickFounder/CEO · Cosmic RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Lewis Jones@thelcjonesFounder/CTO · Cosmic RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Anchit Kumar@anchit__kumarFounder/CTO · DaqstraS26B2B · San Francisco
- Claire JutabhaFounder/CTO · LegalOSW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ashi DissanayakeFounder/CEO · Spaceium IncS24Industrials · Ottawa
- Reza FetanatFounder/CTO · Spaceium IncS24Industrials · Ottawa
- Ilsu ParkFounder · Mars AutoW19Industrials · Seoul
- Tim EllisFounder/CEO · Relativity SpaceW16Industrials · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
James EmerickCosmic RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/JamesAEmerickLewis JonesCosmic RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/thelcjonesAnchit KumarDaqstraFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/anchit__kumarClaire JutabhaLegalOSFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ashi DissanayakeSpaceium IncFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsOttawa, Canada——Reza FetanatSpaceium IncFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsOttawa, Canada——Ilsu ParkMars AutoFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsSeoul, South Korea15—Tim EllisRelativity SpaceFounder/CEOWinter 2016IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2500—
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Ashi Dissanayake
Founder/CEO·Spaceium Inc
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size—
BatchSummer 2024
LocationOttawa, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CEO @ Spaceium (S24) I love space and grew up wanting to be an astronaut one day. I co-founded Spaceium to build space infrastructure for a better new space economy. I specialize in orbital mechanics and rocket propulsion systems. Previously, I worked on Aerodynamic models for NASA, built models for interplanetary transfers for an unmanned return mission to an asteroid in real time, and built rocket engines, payload structures, and recovery systems.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
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