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Aaron Mitchell

Investor

Venture Partner at Balerion Space Ventures

Redondo Beach, California, United States

About

Aaron Mitchell is a Venture Partner at Balerion Space Ventures who previously worked as an engineer at NASA and at Impulse. His background includes involvement in Mars rover landing operations and in-space transportation development. He currently focuses on supporting early-stage space companies.

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Experience

  1. Balerion Space VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
  2. Impulse SpaceDirector of Product Management2022 — 2026Redondo Beach, California, United States
  3. MomentusVP of Product2019 — 2022San Jose, California, United States
  4. MomentusSpacecraft Systems Engineer2018 — 2019Santa Clara, California, United States
  5. ZiplineSystems Engineer2018Half Moon Bay, CA
  6. NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryPropulsion Engineer2013 — 2018Pasadena, CA
  7. Air Force Research LaboratoryEngineering Intern2012Edwards AFB, CA

Education

  1. University of Southern CaliforniaB.S. Astronautical Engineering2009 — 2013

Skills & more

Product ManagementSpacecraft DesignOrbital MechanicsPython (Programming Language)SolidWorks1Thermal Analysis1Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)1Computer-Aided Design (CAD)1Siemens NX1Matlab1LabVIEW1C++1
+6 moreJavaFortranVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)Microsoft ExcelStar-CCM+Lathe

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Same school

Also attended University of Southern California343

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at Greycroft

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Shared employers

Also worked at Impulse Space5

Shahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalDovi FrancesFounding Partner at Group 11Boris BakechCo-Founder & Managing Partner at C4 VenturesCelestine SchnuggFounder at Boom Capital VenturesJackson MosesVenture Partner at Afore Capital

Also worked at Momentus2

Kingsley AdvaniInvestor at 305 VenturesJon LaymanGeneral Partner at Prime Movers Lab

Also worked at Zipline12

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesHady BarrySenior Investment Associate at Ventures PlatformAthena KimOperations / Finance at Standard CryptoWesley ChanCo-founder & Managing Partner at FPV

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Also worked at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory20

Frank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsKevin DunlapCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate VenturesRoger CarterVP of Engineering at Prime Movers LabAndrew ChanFounder · Managing Partner at Atas VCGeorge UgrasGeneral Partner at AV8 VenturesRayyan IslamCo-Founder and General Partner at 8090 Industries

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Colleagues at Balerion Space Ventures

A.C. Charania
Advisor - Ex. CTO Nasa at Balerion Space Ventures
Aidan Daoussis
Principal at Balerion Space Ventures
Barbara Savage
Analyst at Balerion Space Ventures
Beau Spradling
Chief Financial Officer at Balerion Space Ventures
Blair Bigelow
Advisor at Balerion Space Ventures
Daniel Kleinmann
General Partner at Balerion Space Ventures
Daniel Wallman
General Partner at Balerion Space Ventures
Douglas Mcadams
Advisor - Ex. Navy Nuke at Balerion Space Ventures