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Adi Oltean

Unicorn founder

Founder at Starcloud

Redmond, Washington, United States

FoundedStarcloud$2.3B · YC

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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.

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Founder at StarcloudYC 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, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Starcloud's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Starcloud's investors · 65

468 CapitalBerlin · since 2024Ab Capital Holding BVAmsterdam · $100K – $500K checks · since 2024Adjacent Ventures LlcNew York · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024Ambush CapitalNew York · since 2024Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2026Bow CapitalMenlo Park · $5M checks · since 2024Caffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2024Capitalize VCChicago · $100K – $200K checks · since 2024Carya Venture PartnersPalo Alto · since 2024Chenel Capital PartnersNew York · since 2024Cherry VenturesBerlin · $2.2M – $7.7M checks · since 2024Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose · since 2026Dnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Dragon CapitalFremont · since 2024Dunamu & PartnersSeoul · since 2024E1 VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024EQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checks · since 2026Everywhere VenturesNew York · $250K checks · since 2024ExploreLynnwood · since 2024Fin Lab AGFrankfurt · since 2024FUSEBellevue · $1M – $10M checks · since 2024Ground Up VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2024Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024Heliad AGFrankfurt am Main · $5.4M – $16.2M checks · since 2024Human VenturesNew York · $250K – $500K checks · since 2024Hyperguapsince 2024Imagination CapitalNew York · $100K – $150K checks · since 2024In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checks · since 2024Inflection.xyzBoston · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024Integra GroupeMenlo Park · $100K – $200K checks · since 2024Isomer CapitalLondon · since 2024Koru Capitalsince 2024Kube VCsince 2024Legion Venturessince 2024Link VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M checks · since 2024Manhattan WestLos Angeles · since 2026Massive Tech VenturesSeattle · since 2024Mergus VenturesSão Paulo · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024Monte Carlo Capital$350K – $1.5M checks · since 2024NebularNew York · since 2024NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2024NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2024Orange CollectiveDanville · since 2024Pareto HoldingsSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024Propeller Inc.Amman · $750K checks · since 2024Recursion Venturessince 2024RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2024SaxeCap AdvisorsSan Francisco · since 2024Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2024Seven Seven SixPalm Beach Gardens · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Sixty Degree CapitalNorth York · since 2024Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2024Starbridge Venture Capital LlcWashington · since 2024Sterling RoadSan Francisco · $25K – $150K checks · since 2024Sunshine LakeN Las Vegas · since 2024Syntax Capitalsince 2024Taurus VenturesBangkok · since 2024The MBA Fundsince 2024Tiny Supercomputer Investment CompanyBerlin · $200K – $250K checks · since 2024TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2024Ventioneers CapitalOakville · since 2024XYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024Zachary Ginsburg FundsLynnwood · since 2024

Co-founders at Starcloud

PJPhilip Johnston
Philip JohnstonCEO
EFEzra Feilden
Ezra FeildenCTO
PA
Paul Adrian OlteanExecutive Officer, Director
PJ
Philip Johnston Ezra FeildenFounder

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Adi Oltean

Inside The Startup Launching AI Into Space

Hard Tech

Frequently asked questions

Who is Adi Oltean?
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.
Where does Adi Oltean work?
Adi Oltean is Founder of Starcloud.
What companies did Adi Oltean found?
Adi Oltean founded Starcloud.
What podcasts and interviews feature Adi Oltean?
Tracked appearances include "Inside The Startup Launching AI Into Space".

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