Instinct Space
YC W25London, GB · Founded 2024 · 5 employees · 2 known investors
Instinct Space develops lunar lander and orbital transfer vehicles to deliver cargo to the Moon, enabling rideshare-style launches from any orbit and landing payloads on the lunar surface.
Also known as Instinct
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)
Instinct Space was founded in 2024 by Alex Pinel Neparidze, Joaquim Dickson, and Ashwin Iyer.
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Alex Pinel Neparidzein𝕏Founder & Co-CEOAlex Pinel Neparidze holds degrees in Space Engineering from UCL and Aerospace Engineering from QMUL. He previously worked in project management at Open Cosmos on the PHISAT-2 and HAMMER Earth observation satellites, and has published research on machine learning applications for detecting Coronal Mass Ejections at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory. He is co-CEO of Instinct.
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Joaquim DicksoninFounder & CTOJoaquim Dickson studied physics at Imperial College London and space technology at University College London. He contributed to magnetometer work on NASA's IMAP spacecraft through Imperial's Fluxgate Magnetometer Laboratory and to instrument development on ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft at UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory. He is currently CTO at Instinct.
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Ashwin IyerinFounder and co-CEOAshwin Iyer is co-founder and co-CEO of Instinct. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from QMUL and a master's degree in industrial systems, manufacturing and management from the University of Cambridge, with prior research experience on jet engines at Imperial College London and consulting work across venture capital, metalworking, and electronics sectors.
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SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries AJul 2024 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
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- What does Instinct Space do?
- Instinct Space develops lunar lander and orbital transfer vehicles to deliver cargo to the Moon, enabling rideshare-style launches from any orbit and landing payloads on the lunar surface.
- Who founded Instinct Space?
- Instinct Space was founded by Alex Pinel Neparidze, Joaquim Dickson, Ashwin Iyer in 2024.
- Who are Instinct Space's investors?
- Instinct Space's investors include Y Combinator, AlbionVC.
- Where is Instinct Space headquartered?
- Instinct Space is headquartered in London, GB.