Anders Forslund
FounderFounder/CEO at Heart Aerospace
Santa Monica, California, United States
FoundedHeart Aerospace · YC
About
Anders Forslund is the founder and CEO of Heart Aerospace, a Y Combinator-backed company. He holds a PhD in aerospace design.
Founder/CEO at Heart AerospaceYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Anders went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Heart Aerospace's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Anders can intro founders to Heart Aerospace's investors below.
Heart Aerospace's investors · 11
2am VCBengaluruBreakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)EQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checks · since 2024European Innovation Council Fundsince 2024Lowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024Norrsken VCStockholm · $1.1M – $3.2M checks · since 2024Sagitta Family OfficeCopenhagenUnruly CapitalLondonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019Zeno VenturesGeneva
Experience
- Heart AerospaceFounder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentGothenburg, Sweden
- Chalmers University of TechnologySenior Researcher2016 — 2018Gothenburg, Sweden
- Chalmers University of TechnologyPh.D. student2011 — 2016Gothenburg, Sweden
- Chalmers University of TechnologyProject Assistant2009 — 2010Gothenburg, Sweden
- GKN AerospaceRobust Design Engineer2010 — 2015
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Guest Researcher2013 — 2014Cambridge, Massachusetts
Skills & more
Matlab4NX2Catia3Simulink5Simulations22LaTeX3Finite Element Analysis5Systems Engineering14Turbulence3CFD2Numerical Analysis5Fluid Dynamics3
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AerodynamicsRobust DesignUnigraphicsAlgorithmsProgrammingPhysicsImage ProcessingSpace SystemsNumerical SimulationMathematical ModelingResearch and Development (R&D)Languages English · French · Italian · Swedish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anders Forslund?
- Anders Forslund is the founder and CEO of Heart Aerospace, a Y Combinator-backed company. He holds a PhD in aerospace design.
- Where does Anders Forslund work?
- Anders Forslund is Founder/CEO of Heart Aerospace.
- What companies did Anders Forslund found?
- Anders Forslund founded Heart Aerospace.
- Where did Anders Forslund go to school?
- Anders Forslund studied at Y Combinator; Cranfield University (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Astronautics and Space Engineering); Chalmers University of Technology (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Engineering Physics).
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