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Andrew Mello

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Co-founder & CTO at Dispatch

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedDispatch · YC

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292 people in our graph share verified history with Andrew — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Saunaz MoradiunlockedAndrew: together at Northeastern University (2015–2018)
×3Andrew: together at Apple
×3Andrew: together at Northeastern University
Andrew: together at Astranis

About

Andrew Mello is co-founder and CTO at Dispatch. He previously worked at Apple on AirPods hardware, at Amazon on warehouse automation systems, at Zoox on autonomous vehicle software, and at Astranis where he led the avionics team on satellite designs.

Co-founder & CTO at DispatchYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Andrew went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — 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 Dispatch's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to Dispatch's investors below.

Dispatch's investors · 3

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksPrecursor VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Dispatch

PCPayton Case
Payton CaseCo-founder & CEO
DNDanny Nemer
Danny NemerCo-founder & President

Experience

  1. Dispatch | YC P26Cofounder & CTOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Astranis Space TechnologiesTeam Lead - Avionicscurrent2022 — present
  3. Astranis Space TechnologiesElectrical Engineer2021 — 2022
  4. Alloy Product DevelopmentElectrical Engineer2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  5. Zoox Inc.Hardware Systems Engineer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. AppleElectrical Engineer Co-op2017Cupertino, California
  7. Amazon RoboticsSystems Engineer Co-op2016North Reading, MA
  8. Boston EngineeringElectrical Engineer Co-op2015Waltham, MA
  9. MIT Lincoln LaboratoryElectrical Engineering - Co-op/Student2014Lexington, MA
  10. Naval Undersea Warfare Center NewportEngineering Intern2013Newport, RI

Frequently asked questions

Who is Andrew Mello?
Andrew Mello is co-founder and CTO at Dispatch. He previously worked at Apple on AirPods hardware, at Amazon on warehouse automation systems, at Zoox on autonomous vehicle software, and at Astranis where he led the avionics team on satellite designs.
Where does Andrew Mello work?
Andrew Mello is Co-founder & CTO of Dispatch.
What companies did Andrew Mello found?
Andrew Mello founded Dispatch.
Where did Andrew Mello go to school?
Andrew Mello studied at Northeastern University (Master's Degree, Computer Engineering); Northeastern University (Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering).

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