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.
Founder 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
Co-founders at Dispatch
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Payton CaseFounder
Experience
- Dispatch | YC P26Cofounder & CTOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Astranis Space TechnologiesTeam Lead - Avionicscurrent2022 — present
- Astranis Space TechnologiesElectrical Engineer2021 — 2022
- Alloy Product DevelopmentElectrical Engineer2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- Zoox Inc.Hardware Systems Engineer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- AppleElectrical Engineer Co-op2017Cupertino, California
- Amazon RoboticsSystems Engineer Co-op2016North Reading, MA
- Boston EngineeringElectrical Engineer Co-op2015Waltham, MA
- MIT Lincoln LaboratoryElectrical Engineering - Co-op/Student2014Lexington, MA
- 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 Founder 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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