Alessandro Fiume
FounderFounder at IMPACT Drones
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedIMPACT Drones · YC
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Alessandro: together at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
About
Co-founder of IMPACT Drones, which builds a containerized counter-drone defense system to detect and intercept hostile drones for high-value sites. He holds an MSc from Columbia, previously worked at Bloomberg on terminal activations and contracts, and was a scholarship fellow at Columbia and ESCP.
Founder at IMPACT DronesYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Alessandro went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran IMPACT Drones's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at IMPACT Drones
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Jasper LortijeFounder
Experience
- IMPACT DRONES (YC S26)Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- S&P GlobalStudent Research Analyst - Capstone Project2026New York, United States
- BloombergAnalytics and sales intern2025London Area, United Kingdom
- ProWatt | BelgiqueHead of Engineering2024Belgium
- C2PartnersSummer Junior Consultant2022Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Skills & more
Creativity and InnovationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Bloomberg TerminalLarge Language Models (LLM)Financial ModelingPositive DisciplineEnergyLong-term Customer RelationshipsCase StudiesCross-cultural TeamsData ResearchMicrosoft Office
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Staff CoordinationStudent DisciplinePerformance ManagementTeam MotivationTeam BuildingEvent ManagementChild DevelopmentReliabilityTeam CoordinationLeadershipPublic SpeakingCollaborative Problem SolvingLanguages English · French · Italian · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alessandro Fiume?
- Co-founder of IMPACT Drones, which builds a containerized counter-drone defense system to detect and intercept hostile drones for high-value sites. He holds an MSc from Columbia, previously worked at Bloomberg on terminal activations and contracts, and was a scholarship fellow at Columbia and ESCP.
- Where does Alessandro Fiume work?
- Alessandro Fiume is Founder of IMPACT Drones.
- What companies did Alessandro Fiume found?
- Alessandro Fiume founded IMPACT Drones.
- Where did Alessandro Fiume go to school?
- Alessandro Fiume studied at Y Combinator (S 26); Columbia Business School (MSBA); Columbia University (Master of Science - MS).
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