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- Will Nida@willnida0Founder/CTO · Forerunner AIF24Industrials · San Francisco
- Yash KadadiFounder/CEO · Forerunner AIF24Industrials · San Francisco
- Vivian Midha Shen@vivianmshenFounder · AcelyW18Education · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Will NidaForerunner AIFounder/CTOFall 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/willnida0Yash KadadiForerunner AIFounder/CEOFall 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Vivian Midha ShenAcelyFounderWinter 2018EducationSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/vivianmshen
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Yash Kadadi
Founder/CEO·Forerunner AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchFall 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Prev. Software/Autonomy/ML at Anduril, SpaceX, and NASA | Stanford BS CS '25, MS CS '26 (on leave)
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
Forerunner AIAI that gets aircraft flying faster
IndustryIndustrials
Websitetryforerunner.com
Team size2
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchFall 2024
Co-foundersWill Nida@willnida0
