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Adi Oltean

Founder

Founder at Star Cloud

Redmond, Washington, United States

FoundedLumen OrbitStar Cloud · YC

About

Adi Oltean has worked at SpaceX and Microsoft on satellite networks, operating systems, cloud, and machine learning infrastructure. He is now focused on the software, hardware, and engineering design of Starcloud's satellite constellation.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at Star CloudYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Adi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Star Cloud's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Adi can intro founders to Star Cloud's investors below.

Star Cloud's investors · 22

468 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBenchmarkEQT VenturesFUSEGround Up VenturesHarpoon VenturesImagination CapitalIn-Q-TelIntegra GroupeLink VenturesMonte Carlo CapitalOrange CollectivePropeller Inc.Sequoia CapitalStarbridge Venture Capital LlcSterling RoadTaurus VenturesThe MBA FundTRACTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y Combinator

Co-founders at Star Cloud

PJPhilip Johnston
Philip JohnstonFounder/CEO
EFEzra Feilden
Ezra FeildenFounder

Experience

  1. Starcloud (YC S24)Co-Founder and Chief Engineercurrent2024 — presentRedmond, Washington, United States
  2. SpaceXPrincipal Software Engineer2022 — 2024Redmond, Washington, United States
  3. SpaceCrane, Inc.CEO, Founder2022Redmond, Washington, United States
  4. Microsoft CorporationPrincipal Software Engineer1998 — 2021Redmond, Washington, United States

Education

  1. University of BucharestBachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science1990 — 1996
  2. University POLITEHNICA of BucharestBachelor's degree, Chemistry1989 — 1995

Skills & more

Distributed Systems42Algorithms21Software Design29Scalability17Software Development26Software Engineering38Cloud Computing5Object Oriented Design20OOP5Win32 API7Agile Methodologies12Testing3
+10 moreSystem ArchitectureMultithreadingDebuggingObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)C#.NETC++CEnterprise SoftwareXML

From Adi's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Bucharest11

Daniel DinesCo-Founder & General Partner at Crew CapitalCristian MunteanuManaging Partner at Early Game VenturesDan CalugareanuPartner at Early Game VenturesCristian NegrutiuFounding Partner at Sparking CapitalDelia SabauHead of Portfolio and Risk Management at CKC.FundMatei DumitrescuVenture Partner Romania at FRC FUND MANAGEMENT S.À R.L.

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Also attended University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest6

Dan LupuInvestor at Earlybird Venture CapitalDaria GherghelasPrincipal at SpeedinvestMarius GheneaManaging Partner at Catalyst RomaniaSilviu ApostuPrincipal at Matterwave VenturesRadu GeorgescuFounding Partner at Gecad VenturesBogdan IordacheGeneral Partner at Underline Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Starcloud (YC S24)10

Sai SriramagiriInvestor at EQT VenturesSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesBenny LiaoInvestor at Acorn Pacific VenturesMax SamuelPartner at SNÖ VenturesAlexander LangeFounding GP at Inflection.xyzMohamed SolimanCo-Founding & Managing Partner at Ventioneers Capital

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Also worked at SpaceX97

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAsanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VCJustin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCGARRY HILLInvestment at Makers FundBrannon JonesPrincipal at AlleyCorp

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Also worked at Microsoft Corporation761

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital

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