Where does Aidan Cantu work?

Aidan Cantu is CTO & Co-Founder of F4 Industries.

What companies did Aidan Cantu found?

Aidan Cantu founded F4 Industries.

Where did Aidan Cantu go to school?

Aidan Cantu studied at The University of Alabama (Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); The University of Alabama (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Farragut High School.

Aidan Cantu

Founder

CTO & Co-Founder at F4 Industries

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedF4 Industries · YC

About

Aidan Cantu is CTO and co-founder at F4 Industries. Previously, he worked as an avionics test engineer at SpaceX, where he focused on hardware design for engine testing. He holds dual degrees in electrical engineering along with minors in computer science and mathematics.

CTO & Co-Founder at F4 Industries YC S25

Intro paths

Aidan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran F4 Industries's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Aidan can intro founders to F4 Industries's investors below.

F4 Industries's investors · 2

468 CapitalBerlin Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at F4 Industries

Paul ShinFounder

Experience

F4 IndustriesChief Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
SpaceXComponent Test Engineer2024Hawthorne, California, United States
Alabama Rocketry AssociationChief Engineer of Liquids2023 — 2024
Alabama Rocketry AssociationLead Electrical Engineer2021 — 2023Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Aerojet RocketdyneAvionics Component Engineer2023Redmond, Washington, United States

Skills & more

Rust (Programming Language)Java3Python (Programming Language)4SOLIDWORKSBashMicrosoft WordKiCADField-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA)Secure Shell (SSH)1

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Aidan Cantu?: Aidan Cantu is CTO and co-founder at F4 Industries. Previously, he worked as an avionics test engineer at SpaceX, where he focused on hardware design for engine testing. He holds dual degrees in electrical engineering along with minors in computer science and mathematics.
Where does Aidan Cantu work?: Aidan Cantu is CTO & Co-Founder of F4 Industries.
What companies did Aidan Cantu found?: Aidan Cantu founded F4 Industries.
Where did Aidan Cantu go to school?: Aidan Cantu studied at The University of Alabama (Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); The University of Alabama (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Farragut High School.

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Shared employers

Also worked at F4 Industries1

Paul ShinFounder at F4 Industries

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