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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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company58%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 58% of these rows have at least one match.School8%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 8% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lewis Jones@thelcjonesFounder/CTO · Cosmic RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ben SchleunigerFounder/CEO · Orbital OperationsW25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ross DohertyFounder/COO · Orbital OperationsW25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ilya KelnerFounder/CTO · Red Barn RoboticsW25Industrials · Seattle
- Anish BhardwajFounder/CTO · VendraS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Shan Mohta@shanmohtaFounder/CEO · VendraS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Arpan RauFounder · OutSail TechnologiesW23Industrials · San Francisco
- John Rising@johnrising_Founder · StackupS22B2B · Los Angeles
- Alexander KwanFounder · TAIW22Fintech · San Francisco
- Tim EllisFounder/CEO · Relativity SpaceW16Industrials · Los Angeles
- Haroon Mokhtarzada@haroonFounder · TruebillW16Fintech · Silver Spring
- Josh Buckley@joshbuckleyFounder/CEO · Mino GamesW11Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lewis JonesCosmic RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/thelcjonesBen SchleunigerOrbital OperationsFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States10—Ross DohertyOrbital OperationsFounder/COOWinter 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States10—Ilya KelnerRed Barn RoboticsFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsSeattle, United States5—Anish BhardwajVendraFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Shan MohtaVendraFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/shanmohtaArpan RauOutSail TechnologiesFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—John RisingStackupFounderSummer 2022B2BLos Angeles, United States4https://x.com/johnrising_Alexander KwanTAIFounderWinter 2022FintechSan Francisco, United States3—Tim EllisRelativity SpaceFounder/CEOWinter 2016IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2500—Haroon MokhtarzadaTruebillFounderWinter 2016FintechSilver Spring, United States225https://x.com/haroonJosh BuckleyMino GamesFounder/CEOWinter 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/joshbuckley
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Ilya Kelner
Founder/CTO·Red Barn Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSeattle, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO/cofounder at Red Barn Robotics. Previously worked on: Flight software and testing architecture @ Relativity Space - Flight software lead. Built: triple string fault tolerant flight computer architecture, Dockerized flight software deployments, CI/CD for HOOTL, HITL, VITL. Autonomous cars @ Nvidia. Starlink @ SpaceX. Xbox @ Microsoft. Early employee at 2 other startups in the past.
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
Red Barn RoboticsA Roomba for weeds on a farm.
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteredbarnrobotics.com
Team size5
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LocationSeattle, United States
BatchWinter 2025
