Yafet Melake is co-founder and COO of Expanse. He previously worked on research infrastructure at G-Research, a quantitative finance firm, and studied Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh.
Intro paths
YC
Yafet went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Expanse's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Yafet can intro founders to Expanse's investors below.
