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About
Alex Pinel Neparidze holds degrees in Space Engineering from UCL and Aerospace Engineering from QMUL. He previously worked in project management at Open Cosmos on the PHISAT-2 and HAMMER Earth observation satellites, and has published research on machine learning applications for detecting Coronal Mass Ejections at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory. He is co-CEO of Instinct.
Founder at Instinct SpaceYC W25
Intro paths
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Instinct Space's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Alex can intro founders to Instinct Space's investors below.
Instinct Space's investors · 2
Co-founders at Instinct Space


Experience
- InstinctFounder & Co-CEOcurrent2024 — present
- Open CosmosProject Management Intern2023 — 2024
- QM Aurora InitiativeFounder, President & Chief Engineer2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- HyperlinkHead of Structures2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Pinel Neparidze?
- Alex Pinel Neparidze holds degrees in Space Engineering from UCL and Aerospace Engineering from QMUL. He previously worked in project management at Open Cosmos on the PHISAT-2 and HAMMER Earth observation satellites, and has published research on machine learning applications for detecting Coronal Mass Ejections at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory. He is co-CEO of Instinct.
- Where does Alex Pinel Neparidze work?
- Alex Pinel Neparidze is Founder of Instinct Space.
- What companies did Alex Pinel Neparidze found?
- Alex Pinel Neparidze founded Instinct Space.
- Where did Alex Pinel Neparidze go to school?
- Alex Pinel Neparidze studied at Y Combinator; UCL (MSc Space Science and Engineering); Queen Mary University of London (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Aerospace).
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