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Andrew Mello

Founder

Founder at Dispatch

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedDispatch · YC

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.

LinkedIn ↗

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, General Partner at Y Combinator — 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 HorowitzPrecursor VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Dispatch

PCPayton Case
Payton CaseFounder

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

Education

  1. Northeastern UniversityMaster's Degree, Computer Engineering2017 — 2018
  2. Northeastern UniversityBachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering2013 — 2017

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Shared employers

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Payton CaseFounder at Dispatch

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