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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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-company100%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 100% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kevin ChuFounder/CTO · Hestus, Inc.S24B2B · San Francisco
- Sohrab HaghighatFounder/CEO · Hestus, Inc.S24B2B · San Francisco
- Sohrab HaghighatFounder · SpaceRydeW19Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kevin ChuHestus, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sohrab HaghighatHestus, Inc.2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sohrab HaghighatSpaceRyde2× YCFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States33—
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Sohrab Haghighat
Founder/CEO·Hestus, Inc.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Sohrab is a 2x YC founder, currently running Hestus, Inc (S24). Prior to that, Sohrab was founder and CEO of SpaceRyde (W19), a space transportation company, and ran the company for 6 years before selling the IP. Before starting SpaceRyde, Sohrab was an early employee of Cruise and ran Planning and Controls Teams. Sohrab holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, has published 13 patents and 23 technical papers.
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
2× YC founder
- W19SpaceRydeInactive
- S24Hestus, Inc.Active · this entry
