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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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-company75%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 75% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Joaquim DicksonFounder/CTO · Instinct SpaceW25Industrials · London
- Mark WaiFounder · OrbiterW20B2B · San Francisco
- Victor ZhangFounder · OrbiterW20B2B · San Francisco
- Winston Zhang@zhangwinsFounder · OrbiterW20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Joaquim DicksonInstinct SpaceFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsLondon, United Kingdom5—Mark WaiOrbiter2× YCFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Victor ZhangOrbiterFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Winston ZhangOrbiterFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/zhangwins
Showing 1–4 of 4 founders
Ashwin Iyer
Founder·Instinct Space
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2025
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building rideshare compatible lunar landers. Ashwin is the co-founder and co-CEO of Instinct. He studied mechanical engineering at QMUL in London and holds a Master in Industrial Systems, Manufacturing and Management from the University of Cambridge. Ashwin has also worked at Imperial College London, researching Rolls Royce jet engines as well as undertaken consulting projects as part of a team at Cambridge across a variety of industries including Venture capital, Metalworking and Electronics.
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
Instinct SpaceBuilding lunar landers
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteinstinct-space.com/
Team size5
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
BatchWinter 2025
